There is currently a "build essentials" step in the release that fetch build utilities for ubuntu (gcc, cmake, etc). Since SmartSim is now a python only wheel, this step should be unnecessary. We should remove it from the CI.
Justification
This is an unnecessary step that we can remove to save time in our CI.
Implementation Strategy
Remove the block of code highlighted here, push to Test PyPI, pull the package and ensure the test suite still passes.
Description
There is currently a "build essentials" step in the release that fetch build utilities for ubuntu (gcc, cmake, etc). Since SmartSim is now a python only wheel, this step should be unnecessary. We should remove it from the CI.
Justification
This is an unnecessary step that we can remove to save time in our CI.
Implementation Strategy
Remove the block of code highlighted here, push to Test PyPI, pull the package and ensure the test suite still passes.
Acceptance Criteria