Get the Vulkan Validation Layers from Maven.

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ curl = "7.79.1-beta-1"
 googletest = "1.11.0-beta-1"
 jsoncpp = "1.9.5-beta-1"
 openssl = "1.1.1q-beta-1"
+vulkanValidationLayers = "1.3.283.0"
 
 [libraries]
 junit = { group = "junit", name = "junit", version.ref = "junit" }
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ openssl = { group = "com.android.ndk.thirdparty", name = "openssl", version.ref
 
 # build-logic dependencies
 android-gradlePlugin = { group = "com.android.tools.build", name = "gradle", version.ref = "agp" }
+vulkan-validationLayers = { module = "com.github.danalbert.vvl:vulkan-validation-layers", version.ref = "vulkanValidationLayers" }
 
 [plugins]
 android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }

hello-vulkan/README.md

@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@ features such as:
 
 ![Vulkan Triangle example](documentation-assets/example-triangle.png)
 
-## Validation layers
-
-As the validation layer is a sizeable download, we chose to not ship them within
-the apk. As such in order to enable validation layer, please follow the simple
-steps below:
-
-1. Download the latest android binaries from:
-   https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/releases
-1. Place them in their respective ABI folders located in: app/src/main/jniLibs
-1. Go to hellovk.h, search for 'bool enableValidationLayers = false' and toggle
-   that to true.
-
 ## Extra information:
 
 As Vulkan is well documented we will not provide detailed instructions regarding

hello-vulkan/app/build.gradle

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     namespace 'com.android.hellovk'
-    
+
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId 'com.android.hellovk'
         // TODO: Figure out why this isn't 24.
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ android {
 dependencies {
     implementation libs.appcompat
     implementation libs.androidx.games.gameactivity
+    debugImplementation(libs.vulkan.validationLayers)
 }

settings.gradle

@@ -12,11 +12,21 @@ pluginManagement {
         gradlePluginPortal()
     }
 }
+
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
     repositories {
         google()
         mavenCentral()
+        maven {
+            url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/DanAlbert/Vulkan-ValidationLayers")
+            // This is apparently required even for public packages. Should probably push these to
+            // Maven Central instead...
+            credentials {
+                username = settings.ext.find("gpr.user") ?: System.getenv("USERNAME")
+                password = settings.ext.find("gpr.key") ?: System.getenv("TOKEN")
+            }
+        }
     }
 }