What's Changed

⚡backend.MLX added for runtime-conversion and execution of GPTQ models on Apple's MLX framework on Apple Silicon (M1+). ⚡ Exports of gptq models to mlx also now possible. We have added mlx exported models to huggingface.co/ModelCloud.
⚡ lm_head quantization now fully support by GPTQModel without external pkg dependency.
🐛 Fixed setup.py not correctly detecting incompatible setuptools/wheel pkgs.

• [CI] run tests with linux tag by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1067
• Add backend.MLX by @LRL-ModelCloud in #1061
• add mlx generate test by @CL-ModelCloud in #1069
• [CI] upload source in build step by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1070
• code review by @CL-ModelCloud in #1072
• [CI] install mlx by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1071
• Add option to quantize lm_head by @ZX-ModelCloud in #1037
• fix test_packing by @LRL-ModelCloud in #1073
• [CI] add mlx test by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1074
• [CI] fix ci relase env name by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1078
• update mlx test by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1079
• convert to mlx support desc_act true by @LRL-ModelCloud in #1082
• [CI] add extra-index-url for pip install by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1083
• catch module error for setup.py by @CSY-ModelCloud in #1084

Full Changelog: v1.6.1...v1.7.0