refactor checks for MLD binary

        if get_mld:

            mld_max = 0

            toolsdir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.joinpath("tools")

            if platform.system() == "Windows":

                mld = toolsdir.joinpath("Win32").joinpath("mld.exe")

            elif platform.system() in ["Linux", "Darwin"]:

                mld = toolsdir.joinpath(platform.system()).joinpath("mld")

            else:

                assert False, f"MLD tool not available for {platform.system()}"

            curr_platform = platform.system()

            if curr_platform not in {"Windows", "Linux", "Darwin"}:

                raise NotImplementedError(f"MLD tool not available for {curr_platform}")

            search_path = toolsdir.joinpath(curr_platform.replace("Windows", "Win32"))

            mld = search_path.joinpath("mld")

            if not mld.exists():

                mld = shutil.which("mld")

                search_path = toolsdir.joinpath(platform.system().replace("Windows", "Win32"))

                if mld is None:

                    assert False, f"MLD tool not found in {search_path} or PATH!"

                    raise FileNotFoundError(f"MLD tool not found in {search_path} or PATH!")

                warnings.warn(f"MLD binary not found in {search_path}! Falling back to {mld}!")

            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir: