well, obviously it fails if I do
pip install -e .pip install -e ".[dev]"
So what would be the correct way to install a local copy in Linux (or any other OS)
Since Taichi is also C++ project. You will need to build it first. To do so, you need CMake, LLVM and Clang, see https://taichi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev_install.html for detailed steps and instructions.
After the build is done, run ti dist, and the package will be installed on your local machine.