From 022ea85c64fadbda1c879e9c4060febfdd54be99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charlie Doern <cdoern@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:37:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: remove dead code

build_image is not used because `llama stack build` is gone. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Charlie Doern <cdoern@redhat.com>
---
 src/llama_stack/core/build.py | 65 -----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 65 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/llama_stack/core/build.py b/src/llama_stack/core/build.py
index 2ceb9e9be..fb3a22109 100644
--- a/src/llama_stack/core/build.py
+++ b/src/llama_stack/core/build.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
-import importlib.resources
 import sys
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -12,9 +11,6 @@ from termcolor import cprint
 
 from llama_stack.core.datatypes import BuildConfig
 from llama_stack.core.distribution import get_provider_registry
-from llama_stack.core.external import load_external_apis
-from llama_stack.core.utils.exec import run_command
-from llama_stack.core.utils.image_types import LlamaStackImageType
 from llama_stack.distributions.template import DistributionTemplate
 from llama_stack.log import get_logger
 from llama_stack.providers.datatypes import Api
@@ -101,64 +97,3 @@ def print_pip_install_help(config: BuildConfig):
     for special_dep in special_deps:
         cprint(f"uv pip install {special_dep}", color="yellow", file=sys.stderr)
     print()
-
-
-def build_image(
-    build_config: BuildConfig,
-    image_name: str,
-    distro_or_config: str,
-    run_config: str | None = None,
-):
-    container_base = build_config.distribution_spec.container_image or "python:3.12-slim"
-
-    normal_deps, special_deps, external_provider_deps = get_provider_dependencies(build_config)
-    normal_deps += SERVER_DEPENDENCIES
-    if build_config.external_apis_dir:
-        external_apis = load_external_apis(build_config)
-        if external_apis:
-            for _, api_spec in external_apis.items():
-                normal_deps.extend(api_spec.pip_packages)
-
-    if build_config.image_type == LlamaStackImageType.CONTAINER.value:
-        script = str(importlib.resources.files("llama_stack") / "core/build_container.sh")
-        args = [
-            script,
-            "--distro-or-config",
-            distro_or_config,
-            "--image-name",
-            image_name,
-            "--container-base",
-            container_base,
-            "--normal-deps",
-            " ".join(normal_deps),
-        ]
-        # When building from a config file (not a template), include the run config path in the
-        # build arguments
-        if run_config is not None:
-            args.extend(["--run-config", run_config])
-    else:
-        script = str(importlib.resources.files("llama_stack") / "core/build_venv.sh")
-        args = [
-            script,
-            "--env-name",
-            str(image_name),
-            "--normal-deps",
-            " ".join(normal_deps),
-        ]
-
-    # Always pass both arguments, even if empty, to maintain consistent positional arguments
-    if special_deps:
-        args.extend(["--optional-deps", "#".join(special_deps)])
-    if external_provider_deps:
-        args.extend(
-            ["--external-provider-deps", "#".join(external_provider_deps)]
-        )  # the script will install external provider module, get its deps, and install those too.
-
-    return_code = run_command(args)
-
-    if return_code != 0:
-        log.error(
-            f"Failed to build target {image_name} with return code {return_code}",
-        )
-
-    return return_code