1*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi# Vulkan Ecosystem Components 2*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 3*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiThis project provides the Khronos official Vulkan validation layers for Windows, Linux, Android, and MacOS. 4*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 5*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## CI Build Status 6*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi| Platform | Build Status | 7*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi|:--------:|:------------:| 8*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi| Linux/Android | [](https://travis-ci.org/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers) | 9*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi| Windows |[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Khronoswebmaster/vulkan-validationlayers/branch/master) | 10*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 11*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 12*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## Introduction 13*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 14*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiVulkan is an Explicit API, enabling direct control over how GPUs actually work. By design, minimal error checking is done inside 15*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimia Vulkan driver. Applications have full control and responsibility for correct operation. Any errors in 16*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimihow Vulkan is used can result in a crash. This project provides Vulkan validation layers that can be enabled 17*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimito assist development by enabling developers to verify their applications correct use of the Vulkan API. 18*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 19*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiThe following components are available in this repository: 20*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi- [*Validation Layers*](layers/) 21*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi- [*Tests*](tests/) 22*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 23*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## Contact Information 24*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi* [Tobin Ehlis](mailto:[email protected]) 25*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi* [Mark Lobodzinski](mailto:[email protected]) 26*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 27*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## Information for Developing or Contributing: 28*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 29*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiPlease see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file in this repository for more details. 30*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiPlease see the [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md) file in this repository for repository management details. 31*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 32*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## How to Build and Run 33*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 34*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi[BUILD.md](BUILD.md) 35*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiIncludes directions for building all components as well as running validation tests. 36*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 37*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiInformation on how to enable the various Validation layers is in 38*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi[layers/README.md](layers/README.md). 39*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 40*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## Version Tagging Scheme 41*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 42*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiUpdates to the `Vulkan-ValidationLayers` repository which correspond to a new Vulkan specification release are tagged using the following format: `v<`_`version`_`>` (e.g., `v1.1.96`). 43*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 44*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi**Note**: Marked version releases have undergone thorough testing but do not imply the same quality level as SDK tags. SDK tags follow the `sdk-<`_`version`_`>.<`_`patch`_`>` format (e.g., `sdk-1.1.92.0`). 45*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 46*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiThis scheme was adopted following the 1.1.96 Vulkan specification release. 47*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 48*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## License 49*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiThis work is released as open source under a Apache-style license from Khronos including a Khronos copyright. 50*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 51*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiSee COPYRIGHT.txt for a full list of licenses used in this repository. 52*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi 53*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimi## Acknowledgements 54*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiWhile this project has been developed primarily by LunarG, Inc., there are many other 55*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimicompanies and individuals making this possible: Valve Corporation, funding 56*b7893ccfSSadaf Ebrahimiproject development; Google providing significant contributions to the validation layers; 57*b7893ccfSSadaf EbrahimiKhronos providing oversight and hosting of the project. 58
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