Dependencies

Most of the dependencies used by Vireo RHI are automatically configured by the CMakeLists.txt file except for the Vulkan SDK.

Install the Vulkan SDK

• Vulkan SDK 1.3.x+

Install the build tools

For Microsoft Windows :

• MSVC 19+ (VS 2022) or LLVM 21+
• CMake 3.29+ (Visual Studio) with a build tool

For Linux :

• packages llvm 21+, cmake, ninja, vulkan-validation-layers,
• Creates the VULKAN_SDK environment variable pointing to the Vulkan SDK installation directory.

For macos (Apple Silicon only) :

• LLVM 22+ from HomeBrew with cmake and ninja

Standalone build

This library is not indended to be used as a standalone library but rather as a dependency of another project. If you really want to build Vireo RHI standalone clone the Vireo RHI repository then :

• cmake -B build -G Ninja -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release (adapt for your build tool)
• cmake --build build

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