⬆️ scikit-build-core 0.11, PEP 639 license expressions, sphinx fixes, more automerge (#847)

## Description

This pull request introduces a series of improvements including enabling
automerge for minor stable dependency updates and lockfile update pull
requests. It also updates the lockfile, upgrades the `sphinx` and
`scikit-build-core` dependencies, and improves compliance by utilizing
PEP 639 license expressions. Additionally, it addresses issues with the
docs nox session command sequence and introduces verbose logging for
install commands.

Fixes #None

## Checklist:

- [x] The pull request only contains commits that are related to it.
- [x] I have added appropriate tests and documentation.
- [x] I have made sure that all CI jobs on GitHub pass.
- [x] The pull request introduces no new warnings and follows the
project's style guidelines

Author: burgholzer

.github/renovate.json5

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   lockFileMaintenance: {
     "enabled": true,
-    // "automerge": true, disabled due to endless update loops caused by setuptools_scm
+    "automerge": true,
   },
   configMigration: true,
   labels: ["dependencies"],
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@
       commitMessagePrefix: "⬆\uFE0F\uD83E\uDE9D",
     },
     {
-      "description": "Automerge patch updates",
-      "matchUpdateTypes": ["patch"],
-      "automerge": true
+      description: "Automerge patch updates",
+      matchUpdateTypes: ["patch"],
+      automerge: true
+    },
+    {
+      description: "Automerge minor updates for stable dependencies",
+      matchManagers: ["pep621", "pre-commit"],
+      matchUpdateTypes: ["minor", "patch"],
+      matchCurrentVersion: "!/^0/",
+      automerge: true
     }
   ]
 }

noxfile.py

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ def _run_tests(
         "build",
         "--only-group",
         "test",
+        "--verbose",
         *install_args,
         env=env,
     )
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ def _run_tests(
         "--no-dev",  # do not auto-install dev dependencies
         "--no-build-isolation-package",
         "mqt-core",  # build the project without isolation
+        "--verbose",
         *install_args,
         "pytest",
         *run_args,
@@ -113,6 +115,19 @@ def docs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
     if serve:
         session.install("sphinx-autobuild")
 
+    env = {"UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT": session.virtualenv.location}
+    # install build and docs dependencies on top of the existing environment
+    session.run(
+        "uv",
+        "sync",
+        "--inexact",
+        "--only-group",
+        "build",
+        "--only-group",
+        "docs",
+        env=env,
+    )
+
     # build the C++ API docs using doxygen
     with session.chdir("docs"):
         if shutil.which("doxygen") is None:
@@ -133,19 +148,6 @@ def docs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
             external=True,
         )
 
-    env = {"UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT": session.virtualenv.location}
-    # install build and docs dependencies on top of the existing environment
-    session.run(
-        "uv",
-        "sync",
-        "--inexact",
-        "--only-group",
-        "build",
-        "--only-group",
-        "docs",
-        env=env,
-    )
-
     shared_args = [
         "-n",  # nitpicky mode
         "-T",  # full tracebacks

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.10.7", "setuptools-scm>=8.1", "pybind11>=2.13.6"]
+requires = ["scikit-build-core>=0.11.0", "setuptools-scm>=8.1", "pybind11>=2.13.6"]
 build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Lukas Burgholzer", email = "[email protected]" }
 ]
 keywords = ["MQT", "quantum-computing", "design-automation", "decision-diagrams", "zx-calculus"]
-license = { file = "LICENSE.md" }
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE.md"]
 
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
   "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
-  "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
   "Natural Language :: English",
   "Operating System :: MacOS",
   "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ mqt-core = { workspace = true }
 [dependency-groups]
 build = [
   "pybind11>=2.13.6",
-  "scikit-build-core>=0.10.7",
+  "scikit-build-core>=0.11.0",
   "setuptools-scm>=8.1",
 ]
 docs = [
@@ -299,7 +299,9 @@ docs = [
   "openqasm-pygments>=0.1.2",
   "breathe>=4.36.0",
   "graphviz>=0.20.3",
-  "sphinx>=7.4.7,<8.2",  # due to https://github.com/missinglinkelectronics/sphinxcontrib-svg2pdfconverter/issues/26
+  "sphinx>=7.4.7",
+  "sphinx>=8.1.3; python_version >= '3.10'",
+  "sphinx>=8.2.3; python_version >= '3.11'",
 ]
 test = [
   "pytest>=8.3.3",