Minimal MLX CMake

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.27)

project(example LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

find_package(
  Python 3.9
  COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module
  REQUIRED)
execute_process(
  COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" -m mlx --cmake-dir
  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
  OUTPUT_VARIABLE MLX_ROOT)

find_package(MLX CONFIG REQUIRED)

add_executable(main main.cpp)
target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE mlx)

main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <mlx/mlx.h>

namespace mx = mlx::core;

int main () {
  auto a = mx::array({1,2,3});
  std::cout << a << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

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