chore: Add triton_distributed_rs wheel install to container build

container/Dockerfile

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ USER root
 # Rust build/dev dependencies
 RUN apt-get update; apt-get install -y gdb protobuf-compiler
 RUN curl https://sh.rustup.rs -sSf | bash -s -- -y
-RUN pip install maturin
+RUN pip install maturin patchelf
 ENV PATH="/root/.cargo/bin:${PATH}"
 
 # Install OpenAI-compatible frontend and its dependencies from triton server
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ RUN apt-get install tmux -y
 # Working directory
 WORKDIR /workspace
 
-#TODO Exclude container directory
-COPY . /workspace
-
+COPY runtime /workspace/runtime
 RUN cd runtime/rust && \
     cargo build --release --locked && cargo doc --no-deps
 
@@ -162,8 +160,10 @@ RUN mkdir /opt/triton && \
     uv venv /opt/triton/venv --python 3.12 && \
     source /opt/triton/venv/bin/activate && \
     cd runtime/rust/python-wheel && \
-    maturin develop
+    maturin build -r && \
+    uv pip install target/wheels/triton_distributed_rs*cp312*.whl
 
+COPY icp /workspace/icp
 RUN /workspace/icp/protos/gen_python.sh
 
 # Install python packages
@@ -174,10 +174,13 @@ ARG PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION=0.0.1.dev+unknown
 #
 # Normally SCM version is taken directly from .git but this is not available in the Dockerfile
 # and so we pass in via a buildarg
-
 RUN SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_TRITON_DISTRIBUTED_ICP=${PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION} pip install -e /workspace/icp/python
 RUN SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_TRITON_DISTRIBUTED_RUNTIME=${PYTHON_PACKAGE_VERSION} pip install -e /workspace/runtime/python
 
+# Copy everything in after install steps to avoid re-running build/install
+# commands on unrelated changes in other dirs.
+COPY . /workspace
+
 # Sets pythonpath for python modules
 ENV PYTHONPATH="${PYTHONPATH}:/workspace/examples/python:/opt/tritonserver/python/openai/openai_frontend"
 

runtime/rust/python-wheel/python/tests/test_bindings_install.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+# Mark tests that require virtual environment to pass
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.venv
+
+
+def test_bindings_install():
+    # Verify python bindings to rust can be imported
+    import triton_distributed_rs as tdr
+
+    # Placeholder to avoid unused import errors or removal by linters
+    assert tdr