Merge pull request #20 from xsuite/release/v0.4.0

Release 0.4.0

Author: freddieknets

first_setup_compilation_machine.md

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Instructions for compiling Xboinc executables
+
+The following instructions assume you are operating on an AlmaLinux 9 system with the necessary development tools installed. If you are using a different Linux distribution, package names and commands may vary slightly.
+
+## 1. Requirements
+
+* Development Tools: Ensure you have the necessary development tools installed, including `gcc`, `g++`, `make`, `cmake`, and `git`.
+* `python`: ensure you have a healthy Python environment with the `xboinc` package installed, along with its certified dependencies.
+* `vcpkg`: current setup uses the `vcpkg` dependency manager to handle BOINC libraries. To install `vcpkg`, follow these steps:
+
+    ```bash
+    git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
+    cd vcpkg
+    ./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
+    ./vcpkg integrate install
+    ```
+    After bootstrapping, you can then install the desired library triplets, for the case of BOINC libraries, you can run:
+    ```bash
+    # for x64 Linux
+    ./vcpkg install boinc:x64-linux
+    # for x64 Windows
+    ./vcpkg install boinc:x64-mingw-static
+    ```
+* `mingw-w64`: If you are targeting Windows, you will need to install the `mingw-w64` toolchain. On AlmaLinux, you can do this with the following command:
+    ```bash
+    sudo dnf install mingw64-binutils mingw64-cpp mingw64-crt mingw64-filesystem mingw64-gcc mingw64-gcc-c++ mingw64-headers mingw64-libgcc mingw64-winpthreads mingw64-winpthreads-static
+    ```
+
+## 2. Building the Executable
+
+### 2.1 Standard Linux Build
+
+**Without BOINC integration:**
+```bash
+mkdir build
+cd build
+python3 -c "import xboinc as xb; xb.generate_executable()"
+```
+
+**With BOINC integration:**
+```bash
+mkdir build-boinc
+cd build-boinc
+python3 -c "import xboinc as xb; xb.generate_executable(vcpkg_root='/path/to/vcpkg')"
+```
+
+### 2.2 Cross-compilation for Windows (MinGW)
+
+**Without BOINC integration:**
+```bash
+mkdir build-mingw
+cd build-mingw
+python3 -c "import xboinc as xb; xb.generate_executable(target_triplet='x64-mingw-static')"
+```
+
+**With BOINC integration**
+```bash
+mkdir build-mingw-boinc
+cd build-mingw-boinc
+python3 -c "import xboinc as xb; xb.generate_executable(vcpkg_root='/path/to/vcpkg', target_triplet='x64-mingw-static')"
+```

first_setup_compilation_machine.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "xboinc"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 description = "Xsuite BOINC interface"
 homepage = "https://github.com/xsuite/xboinc"
 repository = "https://github.com/xsuite/xboinc"
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ include = [ "LICENSE", "NOTICE" ]
 
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
-python   = '>=3.9'
-numpy    = '>=1.0'
-xobjects = ">=0.5.0"
-xdeps    = '==0.10.5'
-xpart    = '==0.23.0'
-xtrack   = '==0.84.7'
-xfields  = '==0.24.0'
-xcoll    = '==0.6.1'
-xaux     = '==0.3.5'
+python    = '>=3.9'
+numpy     = '>=1.0'
+packaging = '>=23.0'
+xobjects  = ">=0.5.0"
+xdeps     = '==0.10.5'
+xpart     = '==0.23.0'
+xtrack    = '==0.84.7'
+xfields   = '==0.24.0'
+xcoll     = '==0.6.1'
+xaux      = '==0.3.5'
+xsuite    = '==0.32.3'
 
 [poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = ">7"