Xcode refuses to build or do anything after adding https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift-examples/ as dependency

[coratype]

created a new project in Xcode, completely blank slate, added the

https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift-examples/

dependency as the readme says, and the build just refuses to build. no error or anything, just doesnt do anything?

edit: randomly decides to build, but when i try to "import LLM" it says no such module LLM

[davidkoski]

You will need to set up targets in your project and set dependencies on the libraries provided by mlx-swift-examples. S something like this:

[davedelong]

I'm also hitting the "no such module 'LLM'" error and am quite baffled as to why.

[davidkoski]

If you are getting it via the swiftpm file (Package.swift) then it is called MLXLLM (to better match the mlx-swift libraries):

        .library(
            name: "LLM",
            targets: ["MLXLLM"]),

I am working on VLM support in #151 and part of that will make this much more consistent.

[davedelong]

I've added it as a package dependency in my xcodeproj using Xcode 15.4. Xcode recognizes the LLM product and can add it as a dependency to my other targets, but when I compile it has the missing module error. I think this might be flaw in the Xcode build system related to the mismatch between the library name ("LLM") and the target name ("MLXLLM"). I'm continuing to investigate.

[davidkoski]

OK, let me know what you find out -- I think we should probably make the directory/target/library/module all match. The mismatch was from the Project.swift but I think whoever set that up had the better idea.

[davedelong]

ok, so I just tried a private fork of mlx-swift-examples that only changed the library name from LLM to MLXLLM and Xcode 15.4 had no problems.

[rudrankriyam]

I faced the same problem of no no such module LLM. I am running Xcode 16.1/16.2 Changing the name from LLM to MLXLLM worked for both adding it directly to a new Xcode project and to an existing Swift Package. Thanks @davedelong!

[rudrankriyam]

Follow up on this: I tried in an existing/new project and if I use import MLXLLM instead of import LLM and use MLXLLM.generate etc, it works fine. Even in a Swift package.