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@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ The GLFW library does not need the Vulkan SDK to enable support for Vulkan.
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However, any Vulkan-specific test and example programs are built only if the
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CMake files find a Vulkan SDK.
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+@macos Because MoltenVK is typically not installed system-wide, you will need to
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+point CMake to it using the `CMAKE_FRAMEWORK_PATH` variable when configuring the
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+GLFW source tree. Set this variable to the `MoltenVK/macOS` subdirectory of the
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+SDK, either on the command-line or in the CMake GUI.
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For details on a specific function in this category, see the @ref vulkan. There
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are also guides for the other areas of the GLFW API.
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@@ -34,19 +39,18 @@ are also guides for the other areas of the GLFW API.
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By default, GLFW will look for the Vulkan loader on demand at runtime via its
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standard name (`vulkan-1.dll` on Windows, `libvulkan.so.1` on Linux and other
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-Unix-like systems). This means that GLFW does not need to be linked against the
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-loader. However, it also means that if you are using the static library form of
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-the Vulkan loader GLFW will either fail to find it or (worse) use the wrong one.
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+Unix-like systems and `libMoltenVK.dylib` on macOS). This means that GLFW does
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+not need to be linked against the loader. However, it also means that if you
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+are using the static library form of the Vulkan loader GLFW will either fail to
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+find it or (worse) use the wrong one.
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The @ref GLFW_VULKAN_STATIC CMake option makes GLFW link directly against the
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-static form. Not linking against the Vulkan loader will then be a compile-time
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-error.
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-
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-@macos MoltenVK only provides the static library form of the Vulkan loader, but
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-GLFW is able to find it without @ref GLFW_VULKAN_STATIC as long as it is linked
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-into any of the binaries already loaded into the process. As it is a static
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-library, you must also link against its dependencies: the `Cocoa`, `Metal` and
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-`QuartzCore` frameworks and the `libc++` library.
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+static library form. Not linking against the Vulkan loader will then be
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+a compile-time error.
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+@macos When using the static library form of MoltenVK (i.e. `MetalVK.framework`
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+and not `libMoltenVK.dylib`) you must also link against its dependencies: the
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+`Cocoa`, `Metal` and `QuartzCore` system frameworks and the `libc++` library.
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@section vulkan_include Including the Vulkan and GLFW header files
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