This folder contains the files required for building the Windows Vulkan
Runtime Installer Package.
To build the Vulkan Runtime Installer:
1. Install Nullsoft Install System version 3.0b1 or greater. (Available
from http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download.)
2. Install the NSIS AccessControl plug-in. (Available from
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/AccessControl_plug-in.)
3. Build Vulkan-LoaderAndValidationLayers as described in ../BUILD.md.
4. Edit the InstallerRT.nsi file in this folder and modify the following
lines to match the version of the Windows Vulkan Runtime you wish to
build:
!define VERSION_ABI_MAJOR
!define VERSION_API_MAJOR
!define VERSION_MINOR
!define VERSION_PATCH
!define VERSION_BUILDNO
!define PUBLISHER
5. Edit the CreateInstaller.sh file and replace SIGNFILE with your
command and necessary args for signing an executable. If you don't
wish to sign the uninstaller, you can comment out that line.
6. Run the CreateInstaller.sh script from a Cygwin bash command prompt.
The Cygwin bash shell must be running as Administrator. The Windows
Vulkan Runtime Installer package file will be created in this folder.
The name of the installer file is VulkanRT-<version>-Installer.exe.
Some notes on the behavior of the Windows Vulkan Runtime Installer:
o When VulkanRT-<version>-Installer.exe is run on a 64-bit version
of Windows, it will install both the 32 and 64 bit versions of
the Vulkan runtime. When it is run on a 32-bit version of
Windows, it will install the 32 bit version of the Vulkan runtime.
o The VulkanRT-<version>-Installer.exe created with the above steps
can be run in silent mode by using the /S command line option when
invoking the installer.
o If the Vulkan Runtime is already installed on the system,
subsequent installs of the same version of the Vulkan Runtime
will be installed to the same folder to which it is was
previously installed.
o The Vulkan Runtime Installer uses "counted" installs. If the
same version of the Vulkan Runtime is installed multiple times
on a system, the Vulkan Runtime must be uninstalled the same
number of times before it is completely removed from the system.
o If the Vulkan Runtime is already installed on a system and a
different version is subsequently installed, both versions will
then co-exist on the system. The Vulkan Runtime Installer does
not remove prior versions of the Vulkan Runtime when a newer
version is installed.
o The Vulkan Runtime can be uninstalled from Control Panel ->
Programs and Features. It can also be uninstalled by running
UninstallVulkanRT.exe in the install folder. The uninstall can
be run in silent mode by using the /S command line option
when invoking the uninstaller. The location of the the
UninstallVulkanRT.exe can be found in the registry value
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
VulkanRT<version>\UninstallString
o The Vulkan Runtime Installer installs the Vulkan loader as
C:\Windows\System32\vulkan-<version>.dll. It then compares all
versions of the loader in C:\Windows\System32 that have the
same VERSION_ABI_MAJOR as the version being installed. It selects
the most recent one of these loader files and copies it to
C:\Windows\System32\vulkan-<VERSION_ABI_MAJOR>.dll. For example,
during the install of Vulkan Runtime version 2.0.1.1, the
following files might be present in C:\Windows\System32:
vulkan-1-1-0-2-3.dll
vulkan-1-2-0-1-0.dll
vulkan-1-2-0-1-1.dll
[Note that the first "1" in the above files is VERSION_ABI_MAJOR.
The other numbers identify the release version.] The installer
will copy the most recent one of these files (in this case
vulkan-1-2-0-1-1.dll) to vulkan-1.dll. This is repeated for
C:\Windows\SYSWOW64 on 64-bit Windows systems to set up the
32-bit loader.
o The Vulkan Runtime Installer returns an exit code of 0-9
to indicate success. All other exit codes indicate failure.
If the Installer returns a failure exit code, the Installer
will have attempted to uninstall whatever it installed before
it detected an error.
o The Vulkan Runtime Uninstaller returns an exit code of 0-9
to indicate success. An exit code of 3 indicates success, but
a reboot is required to complete the uninstall. All other
exit codes indicate failure. If the Uninstaller returns a
failure exit code, it will have simply exited when the failure
was detected and will not have attempted to do further uninstall
work.
o The ProductVersion of the installer executable (right click on
the executable, Properties, then the Details tab) can be used
by other installers/uninstallers to find the path to the
uninstaller for the Vulkan Runtime in the Windows registry.
This ProductVersion should always be identical to <version> in:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uininstall\VulkanRT<version>\UinstalString