I’ve been learning about Elixir Nif’s for a while, and it looks like I will have my first library to release shortly and could use some help with learning how that process works. It is a fixed-row caching library, and IMHO it is a gamechanger for elixir apps that are planning to use or that are already using embedded node-local storage (i.e. sqlite, dets, cubdb, leveldb, etc). Details to follow.

I could use some help with understanding the process associated with releasing a library as a hex package and on github or a similar site (I don’t know what the best alternative is nowadays). Any pointers, info, insights would be greatly appreciated, especially if they are Nif related.

FWIW, I am currently doing my compilation like this, which is fine for testing but won’t fly for a release I know:

  def project do
    [
      app: :daphne,
      version: "0.1.0",
      elixir: "~> 1.14",
      start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
      compilers: Mix.compilers ++ [:NifBuilder],     <<====  set custom compiler in mix.exs
      deps: deps()
    ]
  end

defmodule Mix.Tasks.Compile.NifBuilder do
  def run(_args) do
    {result, _errcode} = System.cmd("gmake", [], stderr_to_stdout: true)
    IO.binwrite(result)
  end
end