Non-admin install

[gonzalocasas]

Following up on https://github.com/compas-dev/compas_fab/issues/297, it would be good if we can make sure that a non-admin user can still install COMPAS. There are two parts (at least), one is supporting Rhino to be installed in non-standard locations, and the other one is the need for admin rights to create symlinks.

[tetov]

I looked into enabling Developer Mode to allow symlink creation without privilege escalation. However, turning on Developer Mode is most likely disabled on a computer managed by an organisation or company.

Computers at Lund University and at the Swedish Board of Agriculture (a slightly odd test sample I guess) both have this setting managed by IT dept.

Catch-22 :/

[jf---]

@gonzalocasas conda addresses this?

[tetov]

This is not a problem for Py3 installs on Rhino 8. :)

[tomvanmele]

has nothing to do with conda, but simply with how packages were/had to be installed in Rhino 7 and below. will close this since this already partially resolved and will only get better from now on...