Only package the libraries relevant to the platform (based on user feedback)

Author: vijaiaeroastro

.gitignore

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 *.zip
-*.pyc
+*.pyc
+build
+dist
+lib3mf.egg-info

MANIFEST.in

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+import json
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import os
+
+MANIFEST_FILE = "manifest.json"
+TEMP_MANIFEST_IN = "MANIFEST.in"
+
+def get_platform_tag():
+    """Return the appropriate platform tag for wheel building."""
+    system = platform.system()
+    if system == "Linux":
+        return "manylinux2014_x86_64"
+    elif system == "Windows":
+        return "win_amd64"
+    elif system == "Darwin":
+        return "macosx_10_9_universal2"
+    else:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Unsupported platform: {system}")
+
+def create_manifest():
+    """Generate MANIFEST.in with the relevant platform-specific file."""
+    with open(MANIFEST_FILE, "r") as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+
+    system = platform.system().lower()
+    file_to_include = data.get(system)
+
+    if not file_to_include:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"No relevant file found for platform: {system}")
+
+    with open(TEMP_MANIFEST_IN, "w") as f:
+        f.write(f"include {file_to_include}\n")
+
+def build_wheel():
+    """Build the wheel using the platform-specific command with --python-tag py3."""
+    plat_name = get_platform_tag()
+    command = f"python setup.py bdist_wheel --python-tag py3 --plat-name {plat_name}"
+    
+    print(f"Running: {command}")
+    subprocess.run(command, shell=True, check=True)
+
+def cleanup():
+    """Remove the MANIFEST.in file after building."""
+    if os.path.exists(TEMP_MANIFEST_IN):
+        os.remove(TEMP_MANIFEST_IN)
+        print(f"Removed {TEMP_MANIFEST_IN}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    create_manifest()
+    try:
+        build_wheel()
+    finally:
+        cleanup()

build_wheels.py

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+{
+    "linux": "lib3mf/lib3mf.so",
+    "windows": "lib3mf/lib3mf.dll",
+    "macos": "lib3mf/lib3mf.dylib"
+}