Makefile: make MLX_SO overridable#111
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Lets downstream callers point at a different MLX artifact (e.g.
libmlx.a for iOS static linking) without editing the Makefile:
MLX_SO=$(MLX_LIB_DIR)/libmlx.a make
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Per suggestion in Slack: change
MLX_SO = ...toMLX_SO ?= ...onemlx/Makefile:12so downstream callers can point at a different MLX artifact (e.g.libmlx.afor iOS static linking, where the OS won'tdlopenfrom app data) without editing the Makefile:Tiny, mechanical change. The current Linux/macOS dynamic-link defaults are unchanged.
Context: we (mob) are building EMLX against a static
libmlx.afor iOS device + simulator targets, alongside an MLX iOS+Metal patch we'd like to upstream intococoa-xu/mlx-build. This?=change is the minimal unlock that lets EMLX itself participate in that pipeline without a vendored fork.Human edit: this PR is made by Claude at my direction. Not offended if AI PRs are rejected.