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commit e2305bd
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:52:46 2025 +0200

    build deps before linting

commit 2b234af
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:50:36 2025 +0200

    update readme

commit f805230
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:47:08 2025 +0200

    remove iconv macos part

commit 1726b52
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:33:47 2025 +0200

    use `expat` and `zlib` only

commit 96032c3
Merge: 020d8c4 f30c353
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:21:48 2025 +0200

    Merge branch 'cargo-vcpkg-port' of https://github.com/EnzymeML/sbml-rs into cargo-vcpkg-port

commit 020d8c4
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:21:32 2025 +0200

    link bcrypt

commit f30c353
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 12:02:37 2025 +0200

    Use static-md triplet

commit 8753f60
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 11:27:01 2025 +0200

    use specific triplet for msvc

commit 4ce2452
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 10:38:51 2025 +0200

    set `static` and hack `Target` variable

commit 7ec99a1
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 04:14:10 2025 +0200

    remove unused

commit 3a40380
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 04:13:25 2025 +0200

    build explicit

commit d11b70c
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:49:55 2025 +0200

    Update build.rs

commit d4ec3a2
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:45:45 2025 +0200

    remove extra steps

commit 025dae1
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:45:19 2025 +0200

    check for dyn triplet

commit ab87bed
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:29:51 2025 +0200

    check if target is built as expected

commit 53bc3f1
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:29:24 2025 +0200

    explicitly build for static windows

commit d569cb0
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:12:56 2025 +0200

    remove automatic part

commit 1b474c7
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:12:47 2025 +0200

    install vcpkg dep

commit 465fe9a
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 03:12:31 2025 +0200

    remove flag

commit db99676
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:49:51 2025 +0200

    set correct vcpkg dir

commit dcb0fe8
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:49:42 2025 +0200

    install `libiconv` only on apple

commit 7de0100
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:18:05 2025 +0200

    remove `sscache`

commit 4be3d90
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:17:31 2025 +0200

    remove manual building and simply run tests

commit 1b98707
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:17:19 2025 +0200

    use `vcpkg` to build cpp deps

commit 732f92f
Author: Jan Range <[email protected]>
Date:   Wed Apr 30 02:17:05 2025 +0200

    set lib as `staticlib` and add `vcpkg` deps

Author: JR-1991

.cargo/config.toml

@@ -20,5 +20,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: cargo install cargo-vcpkg
+
+      - name: Build dependencies
+        run: cargo vcpkg build
+
       - name: Run Clippy
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     paths:
+      - 'build.rs'
+      - '.github/**/*.yml'
       - 'src/**/*.rs'
       - 'tests/**/*.rs'
       - 'Cargo.toml'
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   CARGO_NET_RETRY: 10
-  RUSTC_WRAPPER: sccache
   RUST_BACKTRACE: 1
   RUSTC_PARALLEL_COMPILER: true
 
@@ -37,35 +38,15 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          submodules: recursive
-
-      - name: Install Ubuntu dependencies
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libexpat1-dev
-
-      # Install and setup sccache
-      - name: Install sccache
-        uses: mozilla-actions/[email protected]
 
-      # Setup Rust toolchain with caching
-      - name: Setup Rust
-        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+      - name: Install cargo-vcpkg
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
-          profile: minimal
-          toolchain: stable
+          command: install
+          args: cargo-vcpkg
 
-      # Cache dependencies and build outputs
-      - name: Cache cargo registry
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/git
-            target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-
+      - name: Build vcpkg
+        run: cargo vcpkg -v build
 
       - name: Run tests
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1

.github/workflows/test-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "rust-analyzer.checkOnSave": true
+}

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -3,22 +3,37 @@ name = "sbml"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[lib]
+name = "sbml"
+path = "src/lib.rs"
+crate-type = ["staticlib", "rlib"]
+
 [dependencies]
 autocxx = "0.28.0"
 cxx = "1.0.140"
 paste = "1.0.15"
 quick-xml = { version = "0.37.2", features = ["serialize"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.217", features = ["derive"] }
 
-
 [build-dependencies]
 autocxx-build = "0.28.0"
 cmake = "0.1.54"
 miette = { version = "5", features = ["fancy"] }
+vcpkg = "0.2.15"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 pretty_assertions = "1.4.1"
 
 [lints.clippy]
 needless-lifetimes = "allow"
 macro-metavars-in-unsafe = "allow"
+
+[package.metadata.vcpkg]
+git = "https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg"
+rev = "ce613c41372b23b1f51333815feb3edd87ef8a8b"
+dependencies = ["libsbml[core,expat,zlib]"]
+
+[package.metadata.vcpkg.target]
+x86_64-pc-windows-msvc = { dependencies = [
+    "libsbml[core,expat,zlib]",
+], triplet = "x64-windows-static-md" }

Cargo.lock

@@ -14,21 +14,27 @@ Built as an ergonomic wrapper around the `libsbml` C++ library with type-safe Ru
 
 - Type-safe builder pattern API for SBML model creation
 - Seamless serialization/deserialization of annotations using `serde`
-- Bundled `libsbml` library - no external installation required
-- Cross-platform support (macOS and Windows)
+- C++ dependency via `cargo-vcpkg`
+- Cross-platform support (macOS, Windows, Linux)
 - Comprehensive error handling and type safety
 
 ## 📦 Installation
 
 Currently available through Git:
 
 ```bash
+# Install dependencies
+cargo install cargo-vcpkg
+cargo vcpkg build
+
+# Add the crate to your project
 cargo add --git https://github.com/EnzymeML/sbml-rs
 ```
 
+Please note, the C++ dependency `libsbml` is required to be installed before building the crate. This is done automatically when using the `cargo-vcpkg` tool. You dont need to link the library manually. The dependency is installed in the `target/vcpkg` directory.
+
 ### System Requirements
 
-- **CMake**: Required for building the bundled `libsbml` library
 - **Rust**: 1.70 or higher (recommended)
 
 ### Platform Support
@@ -39,8 +45,6 @@ cargo add --git https://github.com/EnzymeML/sbml-rs
 - Windows (x86_64)
 - Linux (x86_64)
 
-Please note, due to ongoing development to support platforms, the crate is currently only available as a static library for Windows and Linux. MacOS is available as a dynamic library. We will update this section as we add more support.
-
 ## 💡 Usage
 
 The crate follows SBML's hierarchical structure, with all operations flowing through the root `SBMLDocument`. We offer two API styles: