Add mlx_metal_set_metallib_path() C API#117
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Exposes the new set_metallib_path() function through the C interface.
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What
Exposes the new
mlx::core::metal::set_metallib_path()through the C interface asmlx_metal_set_metallib_path(const char* path), following the existing error-handling convention of the othermlx_metal_*wrappers.Why
Required so Swift / other C consumers can set a custom
mlx.metallibpath. See the use case in the tracking issue.Depends on
mlxsubmodule here will need a bump to the merged commit once that lands.Companion PRs
Part of a three-PR chain (C++ → C → Swift):
set_metallib_pathGPU.setMetallibPath()Tracking issue: ml-explore/mlx-swift#415.