- This repository is a collection of Vulkan C++ sample applications.
- Run the following script to obtain a short description of all or a
specific sample:
$ API-Samples/get-short-descripts.sh - Run the following script to obtain a more detailed description of all
samples with a long description set:
$ API-Samples/get-descripts.sh
| Platform | Build Status |
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| Linux/Android |  |
| Windows |
- The Vulkan Samples repo is a set of source and data files in a specific
directory hierarchy:
- API-Samples - Samples that demonstrate the use of various aspects of the Vulkan API
- Vulkan Tutorial - Steps you through the process of creating a simple Vulkan application, learning the basics along the way. This Vulkan Tutorial link allows you to view the Vulkan Tutorial on LunarXchange as well.
- Sample-Programs - Samples that are more functional and go deeper than simple API use.
- Layer-Samples - Samples that are implemented as layers.
- Android-Only - Samples that are only meant to be run on Android
- In general, the samples are not interrelated, but there is a progression among some of the samples that lead to drawing a cube. Start with the instance sample, then enumerate-adv, device, initcommandbuffer, initswapchain, initdepthbuffer, inituniformbuffer, descriptor_pipeline_layouts, initrenderpass, initshaders, initframebuffers, vertexbuffer, allocdescriptorsets, initpipeline, and they culminate in the drawcube sample. Each sample uses utility routines from the code from previous samples to get to the point to show something new. The drawtexturedcube sample takes all of the drawcube code and adds texturing.
Several packages are needed to be able to build the samples under Linux. Execute:
sudo apt-get install git cmake build-essential bison libx11-xcb-dev libxkbcommon-dev libmirclient-dev libwayland-dev libxrandr-dev
The VulkanSamples repository also includes the Vulkan loader, validation layers, header files, and associated tests. These files are mirrored from this GitHub repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers These components are required to enable this repository to be built standalone; that is without having to clone the Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers repository.
To create your local git repository of VulkanSamples:
cd YOUR_DEV_DIRECTORY
git clone git@github.com:LunarG/VulkanSamples.git
cd VulkanSamples
# This will fetch and build glslang and spriv-tools
./update_external_sources.sh # linux
update_external_sources.bat --all # windows
Example debug build:
cd YOUR_DEV_DIRECTORY/VulkanSamples # cd to the root of the VulkanSamples git repository
cmake -H. -Bdbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
cd dbuild
make
- Build shaderc source code inside NDK
$ cd ${ndk_root}/sources/third_party/shaderc
$ ../../../ndk-build NDK_PROJECT_PATH=. APP_BUILD_SCRIPT=Android.mk APP_STL:=gnustl_static APP_ABI=all NDK_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION:=clang libshaderc_combined -j16- Generate Android Studio Projects
$ cd YOUR_DEV_DIRECTORY/VulkanSamples/API-Samples
$ cmake -DANDROID=ON- Import VulkanSamples/API-Samples/android/build.gradle into Android Studio 2.3.0+.
Windows 7+ with additional required software packages:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Professional. Note: it is possible that lesser/older versions may work, but that has not been tested.
- CMake (from http://www.cmake.org/download/). Notes:
- Tell the installer to "Add CMake to the system PATH" environment variable.
- Python 3 (from https://www.python.org/downloads). Notes:
- Select to install the optional sub-package to add Python to the system PATH environment variable.
- Need python3.3 or later to get the Windows py.exe launcher that is used to get python3 rather than python2 if both are installed on Windows
- Git (from http://git-scm.com/download/win).
- Tell the installer to allow it to be used for "Developer Prompt" as well as "Git Bash".
- Tell the installer to treat line endings "as is" (i.e. both DOS and Unix-style line endings).
- glslang is required to compile glsl to spirv and should be obtained by running update_external_sources
To build all Windows targets (e.g. in a "Developer Command Prompt for VS2013" window):
cd VulkanSamples # cd to the root of the VulkanSamples git repository
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 Win64" ..
Use the major version number reported by Visual Studio in Help->About.
At this point, you can use Windows Explorer to launch Visual Studio by double-clicking on the "VULKAN.sln" file in the \build folder.
Once Visual Studio comes up, you can select "Debug" or "Release" from a drop-down list.
You can start a build with either the menu (Build->Build Solution), or a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+B).
As part of the build process, Python scripts will create additional Visual Studio files and projects,
along with additional source files.
All of these auto-generated files are under the "build" folder.
Vulkan programs must be able to find and use the Vulkan-1.dll library. Make sure it is either installed in the C:\Windows\System32 folder, or the PATH environment variable includes the folder that it is located in.
If you plan on creating a Windows Install file (done in the windowsRuntimeInstaller sub-directory) you will need to build for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows since both versions of EXEs and DLLs exist simultaneously on Windows 64.
To do this, simply create and build the release versions of each target:
cd VulkanSamples # cd to the root of the Vulkan git repository
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 Win64" ..
msbuild ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release
mkdir build32
cd build32
cmake -G "Visual Studio 12" ..
msbuild ALL_BUILD.vcxproj /p:Platform=x86 /p:Configuration=Release
Refer to the README.contrib file for specific info regarding contributing to the Vulkan samples creation effort.
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Vulkan is an Explicit API, enabling direct control over how GPUs actually work. By design, minimal error checking is done inside a Vulkan driver. Applications have full control and responsibility for correct operation. Any errors in how Vulkan is used can result in a crash. This project provides Vulkan validation layers that can be enabled to assist development by enabling developers to verify their applications correct use of the Vulkan API.
Vulkan supports multiple GPUs and multiple global contexts (VkInstance). The ICD loader is necessary to support multiple GPUs and VkInstance-level Vulkan commands. Additionally, the loader manages inserting Vulkan layer libraries such as validation layers between the application and the ICD.
The following components are available in this repository:
Please see the CONTRIBUTING.md file in this repository for more details. Please see the GOVERNANCE.md file in this repository for repository management details.
BUILD.md Includes directions for building all components as well as running validation tests and demo applications.
Information on how to enable the various Validation layers is in layers/README.md.
Architecture and interface information for the loader is in loader/LoaderAndLayerInterface.md.
This work is released as open source under a Apache-style license from Khronos including a Khronos copyright.
See COPYRIGHT.txt for a full list of licenses used in this repository.
While this project has been developed primarily by LunarG, Inc., there are many other companies and individuals making this possible: Valve Corporation, funding project development; Google providing significant contributions to the validation layers; Khronos providing oversight and hosting of the project.
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