Accelerate Sparse Matrix library is not bound

[praeclarum]

Accelerate's Sparse Matrix library is not bound. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/accelerate/sparse_solvers

Most of Accelerate isn't bound, but most of it can be easily P/Invoked into.

The Sparse library, on the other hand, is hard to bind to because it uses C++ overloads as its API.

It would be wonderful if Xamarin supported this API. Specifically,functions like: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/accelerate/2865552-sparsefactor?language=objc

[VincentDondain]

@praeclarum could you precise the exact need for those framework/library to help us prioritize?

Also for Sparse you might be able to get 3rd party C# libraries. http://www.alglib.net/linear-solvers/sparse.php?

[praeclarum]

The library you linked to is GPL/commercial and the open source ones are slow. The Apple library is free and very fast.

Use case, for me, is solving large numbers of systems of equations for circuit analysis. It can also be used for any ML app that uses linear algebra.

[VincentDondain]

Great thanks for detailing that. I'll make this issue as "Help wanted" also until we get the time to review it further to prioritize it.