Compatibility issues between external libraries and xeus-cpp-lite

[anutosh491]

Feel free to edit this and make a note of any external library that was well tested with xeus-cpp-lite (probably add an image or video for reference)

Working images/videos for these can be found on xeus-cpp's discord.

Header only

• nlohmann_json
• pugixml
• boost-cpp
• howardhinnant_date
• xsimd Supporting xsimd through xeus-cpp-lite xtensor-stack/xsimd#1084
• xtensor xtensor readme example doesn't work with xeus-cpp-lite xtensor-stack/xtensor#2823

Archives

• xvega
• xwidgets
• symengine
• sparrow
• box2d (builds and link correctly but haven't tested enough)

[anutosh491]

Looking into sparrow right now

I see the following

Not sure exactly what the issue is but this would involve linking against libsparrow.a (and we have done the same with other libraries that provide archives)

So technically we shouldn't be facing this issue !

[anutosh491]

There is a move to cppinterop's static build being discussed compiler-research/CppInterOp#493. Test all the above external stuff that works right now through it and see if that performs any better/worse.

[anutosh491]

I can now run all these libraries (#253 (comment)) built both as shared/static libs on xeus-cpp-lite.

Closing for now. Can reopen if any external 3rd party package is requested !