Windows Builds & Installers

[zasexton]

Use Case

While precompiled binaries are available for Linux and macOS platforms, Windows users currently lack access to official builds or installers for svZeroDSolver. This limitation hinders the ability of a portion of the user base.​

Integrating Windows support would:​

• Facilitate broader adoption of svZeroDSolver across diverse user groups.
• Enable better integration with the SimVascular GUI on Windows platforms.
• Allow for the development and distribution of Windows-compatible Python wheels and installers, enhancing usability for Python-based workflows.​

Problem

Attempts to run 0D simulations using the SimVascular GUI on Windows result in errors such as:

Unable to load svZeroDSolver.svzerodsolver module

The absence of Windows-compatible builds and installers for svZeroDSolver results in:​

• Inability to perform 0D simulations on Windows machines.
• Disruption of workflows for users relying on Windows-based systems.
• Increased barriers to entry for new users and contributors who operate in Windows environments.​

Solution

1. Adapt the current source code and cmake cross-platform compilation to ensure that Windows is properly supported.
2. Add building, testing, and installer generation to the current GitHub actions workflow

Alternatives considered

Currently users/developers on windows only have access to the solver via the WSL (essentially building on an ubuntu machine).

Additional context

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Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct and Contributing Guidelines

[zasexton]

Have successfully created branch of svZeroDSolver on the master branch of my fork for Windows builds & installer generation. These changes will be mentioned below followed by a pull request to reflect this expansion of platform support for the branch titled #171-windows-builds-installers