[backport] [CI] Fix github action mismatched glibcxx. (#8551)

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -75,19 +75,18 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
-    - name: Install system packages
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ninja-build
-    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+    - uses: mamba-org/provision-with-micromamba@f347426e5745fe3dfc13ec5baf20496990d0281f # v14
       with:
-        auto-update-conda: true
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        activate-environment: test
+        cache-downloads: true
+        cache-env: true
+        environment-name: cpp_test
+        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/cpp_test.yml
     - name: Display Conda env
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         conda info
         conda list
+
     - name: Build and install XGBoost static library
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
@@ -109,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         cd ..
         rm -rf ./build
         popd
+
     - name: Build and install XGBoost shared library
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |

.github/workflows/python_tests.yml

@@ -41,12 +41,46 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python tests/ci_build/lint_python.py --format=0 --type-check=0 --pylint=1
 
+  python-sdist-test-on-Linux:
+    # Mismatched glibcxx version between system and conda forge.
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: Test installing XGBoost Python source package on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@e2f20e631ae6d7dd3b768f56a5d2af784dd54791 # v2.5.0
+      with:
+        submodules: 'true'
+    - uses: mamba-org/provision-with-micromamba@f347426e5745fe3dfc13ec5baf20496990d0281f # v14
+      with:
+        cache-downloads: true
+        cache-env: false
+        environment-name: sdist_test
+        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/sdist_test.yml
+    - name: Display Conda env
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: |
+        conda info
+        conda list
+    - name: Build and install XGBoost
+      shell: bash -l {0}
+      run: |
+        cd python-package
+        python --version
+        python setup.py sdist
+        pip install -v ./dist/xgboost-*.tar.gz
+        cd ..
+        python -c 'import xgboost'
+
   python-sdist-test:
+    # Use system toolchain instead of conda toolchain for macos and windows.
+    # MacOS has linker error if clang++ from conda-forge is used
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: Test installing XGBoost Python source package on ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-11, windows-latest]
+        os: [macos-11, windows-latest]
         python-version: ["3.8"]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -56,11 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.os == 'macos-11'
       run: |
         brew install ninja libomp
-    - name: Install Ubuntu system dependencies
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ninja-build
-    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@35d1405e78aa3f784fe3ce9a2eb378d5eeb62169 # v2.1.1
       with:
         auto-update-conda: true
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -80,61 +110,65 @@ jobs:
         cd ..
         python -c 'import xgboost'
 
-  python-tests-on-win:
+  python-tests-on-macos:
     name: Test XGBoost Python package on ${{ matrix.config.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: windows-latest, python-version: '3.8'}
+          - {os: macos-11}
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@e2f20e631ae6d7dd3b768f56a5d2af784dd54791 # v2.5.0
       with:
         submodules: 'true'
 
-    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+    - uses: mamba-org/provision-with-micromamba@f347426e5745fe3dfc13ec5baf20496990d0281f # v14
       with:
-        auto-update-conda: true
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.config.python-version }}
-        activate-environment: win64_env
-        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/win64_cpu_test.yml
+        cache-downloads: true
+        cache-env: false
+        environment-name: macos_test
+        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/macos_cpu_test.yml
 
     - name: Display Conda env
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         conda info
         conda list
 
-    - name: Build XGBoost on Windows
+    - name: Build XGBoost on macos
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        mkdir build_msvc
-        cd build_msvc
-        cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="Release" -A x64 -DGOOGLE_TEST=ON  -DUSE_DMLC_GTEST=ON
-        cmake --build . --config Release --parallel $(nproc)
+        brew install ninja
+
+        mkdir build
+        cd build
+        # Set prefix, to use OpenMP library from Conda env
+        # See https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost/issues/7039#issuecomment-1025038228
+        # to learn why we don't use libomp from Homebrew.
+        cmake .. -GNinja -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
+        ninja
 
     - name: Install Python package
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         cd python-package
         python --version
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
-        pip install ./dist/*.whl
+        python setup.py install
 
     - name: Test Python package
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        pytest -s -v ./tests/python
+        pytest -s -v -rxXs --durations=0 ./tests/python
 
-  python-tests-on-macos:
+  python-tests-on-win:
     name: Test XGBoost Python package on ${{ matrix.config.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 90
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {os: macos-11, python-version "3.8" }
+          - {os: windows-latest, python-version: '3.8'}
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -145,36 +179,32 @@ jobs:
       with:
         auto-update-conda: true
         python-version: ${{ matrix.config.python-version }}
-        activate-environment: macos_test
-        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/macos_cpu_test.yml
+        activate-environment: win64_env
+        environment-file: tests/ci_build/conda_env/win64_cpu_test.yml
 
     - name: Display Conda env
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         conda info
         conda list
 
-    - name: Build XGBoost on macos
+    - name: Build XGBoost on Windows
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        brew install ninja
-
-        mkdir build
-        cd build
-        # Set prefix, to use OpenMP library from Conda env
-        # See https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost/issues/7039#issuecomment-1025038228
-        # to learn why we don't use libomp from Homebrew.
-        cmake .. -GNinja -DGOOGLE_TEST=ON -DUSE_DMLC_GTEST=ON -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX
-        ninja
+        mkdir build_msvc
+        cd build_msvc
+        cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 17 2022" -DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES="Release" -A x64 -DGOOGLE_TEST=ON  -DUSE_DMLC_GTEST=ON
+        cmake --build . --config Release --parallel $(nproc)
 
     - name: Install Python package
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         cd python-package
         python --version
-        python setup.py install
+        python setup.py bdist_wheel --universal
+        pip install ./dist/*.whl
 
     - name: Test Python package
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        pytest -s -v ./tests/python
+        pytest -s -v -rxXs --durations=0 ./tests/python

tests/ci_build/conda_env/cpp_test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# conda environment for CPP test on Linux distributions
+name: cpp_test
+channels:
+- defaults
+- conda-forge
+dependencies:
+- cmake
+- ninja
+- c-compiler
+- cxx-compiler
+- gtest

tests/ci_build/conda_env/sdist_test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# conda environment for source distribution test.
+name: sdist_test
+channels:
+- defaults
+- conda-forge
+dependencies:
+- python=3.8
+- pip
+- wheel
+- cmake
+- ninja
+- c-compiler
+- cxx-compiler