Using the XLA compiler as a library from CMake about xla HOT 8 OPEN

I don't have an answer for you, but the person on this other issue might have found the answer: #2360

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@tpopp, thank you for the suggestion.
I am not sure bazel build --config=monolithic //xla/... does anything. What is the expected library artifact from it?

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In other comments, beyond the initial issue, we discuss this a bit. XLA does not provide a single target to build everything, but some potential targets with the most interesting functionality are listed. config=monolithic should statically link everything if I remember correctly. This is a result of XLA being used so far as a dependency in other bazel projects where creating a standalone library has not been a need before.

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Would you be willing to accept a patch that adds a Bazel target that makes one library? I will do something very similar to tensorflow_cc as is done in TensorFlow.

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@cheshire would understand any side effects better than me. It sounds reasonable to me.

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Maybe it would make sense to have a few targets for the major components.

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I'd be excited to accept a patch for something like this, I know others have expressed interest in easier usage with CMake in the past. Interested in @cheshire's thoughts on this

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Having a single library with an interface at the PJRT layer makes sense to me.

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