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Use the chrome plugin in select Angle build recipes Turn on the chrome plugin for use in future CLs so that additional checks may be someday performed against this code base. This CL should not affect any generated code or produce additional warnings. To do so, remove find_bad_constructs as code was not compliant, just not subject to the plugin. Bug: b/436880895 Change-Id: I73bcc263fe0fe1656bce5a75a74e270ecf004362 Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/angle/angle/+/6825145 Reviewed-by: Shahbaz Youssefi <syoussefi@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Geoff Lang <geofflang@chromium.org> Commit-Queue: Shahbaz Youssefi <syoussefi@chromium.org>
ANGLE provides OpenGL ES 3.1 and EGL 1.5 libraries and tests. You can use these to build and run OpenGL ES applications on Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.
ANGLE uses git for version control. Helpful documentation can be found at http://git-scm.com/documentation.
Note: If you are building inside a Chromium checkout see these instructions instead.
Required on all platforms:
depot_tools is in your path as it provides ninja for compilation. download_from_google_storage --config to login to Google Storage before fetching the source. On Windows:
DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0 in your environment if you are not a Googler. Individual components tab to find the latest version. On Linux:
install-build-deps.sh below). On MacOS:
gclient sync. Obtain this authorization via cipd auth-login
and following the instructions. mkdir angle
cd angle
fetch angle
If you’re contributing code, you will also need to set up the Git commit-msg hook. See ContributingCode#getting-started-with-gerrit for instructions.
On Linux only, you need to install all the necessary dependencies before going further by running this command:
./build/install-build-deps.sh
If building for Android (which requires Linux), switch to the Android steps at this point.
After the above completes successfully, you are ready to generate the ninja files:
gn gen out/Debug
If you had trouble checking out the code, please inspect the error message. As
a reminder, on Windows, ensure you set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0 in
your environment if you are not a Googler. If you are a Googler, ensure you
ran download_from_google_storage --config.
GN will generate ninja files. The default build options build ANGLE with clang
and in release mode. Often, the default options are the desired ones, but
they can be changed by running gn args out/Debug. Some options that are
commonly overriden for development are:
is_component_build = true/false (false forces static links of dependencies)
target_cpu = "x64"/"x86" (the default is "x64")
is_debug = true/false (use false for release builds. is_debug = true is the default)
angle_assert_always_on = true/false (enables release asserts and runtime debug layers)
is_clang = false (NOT RECOMMENDED) (to use system default compiler instead of clang)
When building with clang, we expect the build to run against a copy of clang
that includes the chrome clang plugin. To build against an ordinary copy of
clang lacking this plugin, set clang_use_chrome_plugins = false.
For a release build run gn args out/Release and set is_debug = false.
Optionally set angle_assert_always_on = true for Release testing.
On Windows, you can build for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) or WinUI 3.
For UWP, set target_os = "winuwp" in the args. For WinUI 3, instead set
angle_is_winappsdk=true along with the path to the Windows App SDK
headers: winappsdk_dir="/path/to/headers". The headers need to be generated
from the winmd files, which is done by running the scripts/winappsdk_setup.py
script and passing in the path to store the headers.
For both UWP and WinUI 3, setting is_component_build = false is highly
recommended to support moving libEGL.dll and libGLESv2.dll to an application’s
directory and being self-contained, instead of depending on other DLLs
(d3dcompiler_47.dll is still needed for the Direct3D backend).
We also recommend using is_clang = false.
For more information on GN run gn help.
Use autoninja to compile on all platforms with one of the following commands:
autoninja -C out/Debug
autoninja -C out/Release
depot_tools provides autoninja, so it should be available in your path
from earlier steps. Ninja automatically calls GN to regenerate the build
files on any configuration change. autoninja automatically specifies a
thread count to ninja based on your system configuration.
Reclient is the recommended distributed compiler service to build ANGLE faster.
Step 1. Follow Setup remote execution to download the required configuration, and complete the authentication.
To download the required configuration:
In .gclient, add "download_remoteexec_cfg: True," in custom_vars:
solutions = [
{
# some other args
"custom_vars": {
"download_remoteexec_cfg": True,
},
},
]
Then run
gclient sync
To complete authentication:
Install gcloud SDK go/gcloud-cli#installing-and-using-the-cloud-sdk.
Make sure the gcloud tool is available on your $PATH.
Log into gcloud with your @google.com account:
gcloud auth login
If asked for a project ID, enter “0”.
Step 2. Enable the usage of reclient by adding below content in GN arg:
use_remoteexec = true
To generate the Visual Studio solution in out/Debug/angle-debug.sln:
gn gen out/Debug --sln=angle-debug --ide=vs2022 --ninja-executable="C:\src\angle\third_party\ninja\ninja.exe"
In Visual Studio:
out/Debug/angle-debug.sln. autoninja from a command line to build manually.
Once the build completes, all ANGLE libraries, tests, and samples will be located in out/Debug.
See the Android specific documentation.
This is currently possible only from Chromium checkout. Follow Chromium for iOS build instructions. GN args used by ANGLE for iOS builder are supported, e.g.:
dcheck_always_on = true
enable_run_ios_unittests_with_xctest = true
is_component_build = false
is_debug = false
symbol_level = 1
target_cpu = "x64"
target_environment = "simulator"
target_os = "ios"
Building angle_end2end_tests and angle_white_box_tests targets is supported.
This sections describes how to use ANGLE to build an OpenGL ES application.
ANGLE can use a variety of backing renderers based on platform. On Windows, it defaults to D3D11 where it’s available, or D3D9 otherwise. On other desktop platforms, it defaults to GL. On mobile, it defaults to GLES.
ANGLE provides an EGL extension called EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle which allows uers to select
which renderer to use at EGL initialization time by calling eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT with special
enums. Details of the extension can be found in its specification in
extensions/EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle.txt and extensions/EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_*.txt and
examples of its use can be seen in the ANGLE samples and tests, particularly util/EGLWindow.cpp.
To change the default D3D backend:
src/libANGLE/renderer/d3d/DisplayD3D.cpp ANGLE_DEFAULT_D3D11 near the head of the file, and set it to your preference. To remove any backend entirely:
gn args <path/to/build/dir> false. Options are: angle_enable_d3d9 angle_enable_d3d11 angle_enable_gl angle_enable_metal angle_enable_null angle_enable_vulkan angle_enable_essl angle_enable_glsl On Windows:
include folder to provide access to the standard Khronos EGL and GLES2 header files. libEGL.lib and libGLESv2.lib found in the build output directory (see Building ANGLE). libEGL.lib file and libGLESv2.lib file to Additional Dependencies, separated by a semicolon. libEGL.dll and libGLESv2.dll from the build output directory (see Building ANGLE) into your application folder. On Linux and MacOS, either:
libGLESv2 and libEGL dlopen to load the OpenGL ES and EGL entry points at runtime.
In addition to OpenGL ES and EGL libraries, ANGLE also provides a GLSL ES
translator. The translator targets various back-ends, including HLSL, GLSL
for desktop and mobile, SPIR-V and Metal SL. To build the translator, build
the angle_shader_translator target. Run the translator binary without
arguments to see a usage message.
The translator code is included with ANGLE but fully independent; it resides
in src/compiler. Follow the steps above for
getting and building ANGLE to build the translator on
the platform of your choice.
The ANGLE shader_translator
sample demos basic C++ API usage. To translate a GLSL ES shader, call the following
functions in the same order:
sh::Initialize() initializes the translator library and must be called only once from each process using the translator. sh::ContructCompiler() creates a translator object for vertex or fragment shader. sh::Compile() translates the given shader. sh::Destruct() destroys the given translator. sh::Finalize() shuts down the translator library and must be called only once from each process using the translator. A few GN args are needed to enable OpenCL runtime code to be built in the ANGLE lib(s).
args.gn
# Global enable flag for OpenCL support
angle_enable_cl = true
# Enable the Vulkan backend
angle_enable_vulkan = true
# Enable the CL backend (i.e. passthrough) if needed
angle_enable_cl_passthrough = false // or true
The two main artifacts generated here are OpenCL_ANGLE and GLESv2:
OpenCL_ANGLE : Acts as a loader for CL entrypoints from the GLESv2 library and populates it’s
API dispatch table with them. GLESv2 : Is the ANGLE library itself that also includes the OpenCL entrypoints/runtime when
angle_enable_cl = true.
Additional Vulkan-backend artifacts
clspv_core_shared : clspv as a shared library to compile OpenCL C source over a
C API used by the GLESv2 library.
ANGLE’s OpenCL implementation acts no different from any other OpenCL ICD. Applications can either link to an
existing system OpenCL-ICD-Loader, or it can link directly to the OpenCL_ANGLE via its exported OpenCL
entrypoints.
If using an existing system OpenCL-ICD-Loader, then make sure OpenCL_ANGLE can be found by the OpenCL-ICD-Loader,
see OpenCL-ICD-Loader for details on this.
In both cases, OpenCL_ANGLE works by using LoadLibrary/dlopen on the GLESv2 library to build the OpenCL
dispatch table using the entrypoints/symbols from GLESv2 library. From then on, that API dispatch table is either
given to the system ICD Loader, or if app is linked directly to the OpenCL_ANGLE lib, it just uses its
singular dispatch table to forward onto GLESv2 OpenCL entrypoints.
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# ANGLE Development
ANGLE provides OpenGL ES 3.1 and EGL 1.5 libraries and tests. You can use these to build and run OpenGL ES applications on Windows, Linux, Mac and Android.
## Development setup
### Version Control
ANGLE uses git for version control. Helpful documentation can be found at [http://git-scm.com/documentation](http://git-scm.com/documentation).
### Required First Setup (do this first)
Note: If you are building inside a Chromium checkout [see these instructions instead](https://chromium.googlesource.com/angle/angle/+/HEAD/doc/BuildingAngleForChromiumDevelopment.md).
Required on all platforms:
* [Python 3](https://www.python.org/downloads/) must be available in your path.
* [depot_tools](https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chrome-infra-docs/flat/depot_tools/docs/html/depot_tools_tutorial.html#_setting_up)
* Required to download dependencies (with gclient), generate build files (with GN), and compile ANGLE (with ninja).
* Ensure `depot_tools` is in your path as it provides ninja for compilation.
* For Googlers, run `download_from_google_storage --config` to login to Google Storage before fetching the source.
On Windows:
* ***IMPORTANT: Set `DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0` in your environment if you are not a Googler.***
* Install [Visual Studio Community 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
* Install the [Windows SDK](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive/).
* You can install it through Visual Studio Installer if available. It might be necessary to switch to the `Individual components` tab to find the latest version.
* The currently supported Windows SDK version can be found in [vs_toolchain.py](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/build/+/refs/heads/main/vs_toolchain.py).
* The SDK is required for GN-generated Visual Studio projects, the D3D Debug runtime, and the latest HLSL Compiler runtime.
* (optional) See the [Chromium Windows build instructions](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/windows_build_instructions.md) for more info.
On Linux:
* Dependencies will be handled later (see `install-build-deps.sh` below).
On MacOS:
* [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/) for Clang and development files.
* For Googlers on MacOS, you'll first need authorization to download macOS SDK's from Chromium
servers before running `gclient sync`. Obtain this authorization via `cipd auth-login`
and following the instructions.
### Getting the source
```
mkdir angle
cd angle
fetch angle
```
If you're contributing code, you will also need to set up the Git `commit-msg` hook. See [ContributingCode#getting-started-with-gerrit](ContributingCode.md#getting-started-with-gerrit) for instructions.
On Linux only, you need to install all the necessary dependencies before going further by running this command:
```
./build/install-build-deps.sh
```
If building for Android (which requires Linux), switch to the [Android steps](https://chromium.googlesource.com/angle/angle.git/+/HEAD/doc/DevSetupAndroid.md) at this point.
### Building the code
After the above completes successfully, you are ready to generate the ninja
files:
```
gn gen out/Debug
```
If you had trouble checking out the code, please inspect the error message. As
a reminder, on Windows, ensure you **set `DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0` in
your environment if you are not a Googler**. If you are a Googler, ensure you
ran `download_from_google_storage --config`.
GN will generate ninja files. The default build options build ANGLE with clang
and in release mode. Often, the default options are the desired ones, but
they can be changed by running `gn args out/Debug`. Some options that are
commonly overriden for development are:
```
is_component_build = true/false (false forces static links of dependencies)
target_cpu = "x64"/"x86" (the default is "x64")
is_debug = true/false (use false for release builds. is_debug = true is the default)
angle_assert_always_on = true/false (enables release asserts and runtime debug layers)
is_clang = false (NOT RECOMMENDED) (to use system default compiler instead of clang)
```
When building with clang, we expect the build to run against a copy of clang
that includes the chrome clang plugin. To build against an ordinary copy of
clang lacking this plugin, set `clang_use_chrome_plugins = false`.
For a release build run `gn args out/Release` and set `is_debug = false`.
Optionally set `angle_assert_always_on = true` for Release testing.
On Windows, you can build for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) or WinUI 3.
For UWP, set `target_os = "winuwp"` in the args. For WinUI 3, instead set
`angle_is_winappsdk=true` along with the path to the Windows App SDK
headers: `winappsdk_dir="/path/to/headers"`. The headers need to be generated
from the winmd files, which is done by running the `scripts/winappsdk_setup.py`
script and passing in the path to store the headers.
For both UWP and WinUI 3, setting `is_component_build = false` is highly
recommended to support moving libEGL.dll and libGLESv2.dll to an application's
directory and being self-contained, instead of depending on other DLLs
(d3dcompiler_47.dll is still needed for the Direct3D backend).
We also recommend using `is_clang = false`.
For more information on GN run `gn help`.
Use `autoninja` to compile on all platforms with one of the following commands:
```
autoninja -C out/Debug
autoninja -C out/Release
```
`depot_tools` provides `autoninja`, so it should be available in your path
from earlier steps. Ninja automatically calls GN to regenerate the build
files on any configuration change. `autoninja` automatically specifies a
thread count to `ninja` based on your system configuration.
### Building with Reclient (Google employees only)
Reclient is the recommended distributed compiler service to build ANGLE faster.
Step 1. Follow [Setup remote execution](https://g3doc.corp.google.com/company/teams/chrome/linux_build_instructions.md?cl=head#setup-remote-execution)
to download the required configuration, and complete the authentication.
To download the required configuration:
In .gclient, add `"download_remoteexec_cfg: True,"` in custom_vars:
```
solutions = [
{
# some other args
"custom_vars": {
"download_remoteexec_cfg": True,
},
},
]
```
Then run
```
gclient sync
```
To complete authentication:
1. Install gcloud SDK go/gcloud-cli#installing-and-using-the-cloud-sdk.
Make sure the gcloud tool is available on your `$PATH`.
2. Log into gcloud with your @google.com account:
```
gcloud auth login
```
If asked for a project ID, enter "0".
Step 2. Enable the usage of reclient by adding below content in GN arg:
```
use_remoteexec = true
```
### Building and Debugging with Visual Studio
To generate the Visual Studio solution in `out/Debug/angle-debug.sln`:
```
gn gen out/Debug --sln=angle-debug --ide=vs2022 --ninja-executable="C:\src\angle\third_party\ninja\ninja.exe"
```
In Visual Studio:
1. Open the ANGLE solution file `out/Debug/angle-debug.sln`.
2. We recommended you use `autoninja` from a command line to build manually.
3. "Build Solution" from the IDE is broken with GN. You can use the IDE to build one target or one file at a time.
Once the build completes, all ANGLE libraries, tests, and samples will be located in `out/Debug`.
### Building ANGLE for Android
See the Android specific [documentation](DevSetupAndroid.md#ANGLE-for-Android).
### Building ANGLE for iOS simulator
This is currently possible only from Chromium checkout.
Follow [Chromium for iOS build instructions](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/docs/ios/build_instructions.md).
GN args used by [ANGLE for iOS builder](https://ci.chromium.org/ui/p/chromium/builders/luci.chromium.ci/ios-angle-builder) are supported, e.g.:
```
dcheck_always_on = true
enable_run_ios_unittests_with_xctest = true
is_component_build = false
is_debug = false
symbol_level = 1
target_cpu = "x64"
target_environment = "simulator"
target_os = "ios"
```
Building `angle_end2end_tests` and `angle_white_box_tests` targets is supported.
## Application Development with ANGLE
This sections describes how to use ANGLE to build an OpenGL ES application.
### Choosing a Backend
ANGLE can use a variety of backing renderers based on platform. On Windows, it defaults to D3D11 where it's available,
or D3D9 otherwise. On other desktop platforms, it defaults to GL. On mobile, it defaults to GLES.
ANGLE provides an EGL extension called `EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle` which allows uers to select
which renderer to use at EGL initialization time by calling eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT with special
enums. Details of the extension can be found in its specification in
`extensions/EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle.txt` and `extensions/EGL_ANGLE_platform_angle_*.txt` and
examples of its use can be seen in the ANGLE samples and tests, particularly `util/EGLWindow.cpp`.
To change the default D3D backend:
1. Open `src/libANGLE/renderer/d3d/DisplayD3D.cpp`
2. Locate the definition of `ANGLE_DEFAULT_D3D11` near the head of the file, and set it to your preference.
To remove any backend entirely:
1. Run `gn args <path/to/build/dir>`
2. Set the appropriate variable to `false`. Options are:
- `angle_enable_d3d9`
- `angle_enable_d3d11`
- `angle_enable_gl`
- `angle_enable_metal`
- `angle_enable_null`
- `angle_enable_vulkan`
- `angle_enable_essl`
- `angle_enable_glsl`
### To Use ANGLE in Your Application
On Windows:
1. Configure your build environment to have access to the `include` folder to provide access to the standard Khronos EGL and GLES2 header files.
* For Visual C++
* Right-click your project in the _Solution Explorer_, and select _Properties_.
* Under the _Configuration Properties_ branch, click _C/C++_.
* Add the relative path to the Khronos EGL and GLES2 header files to _Additional Include Directories_.
2. Configure your build environment to have access to `libEGL.lib` and `libGLESv2.lib` found in the build output directory (see [Building ANGLE](#building-with-visual-studio)).
* For Visual C++
* Right-click your project in the _Solution Explorer_, and select _Properties_.
* Under the _Configuration Properties_ branch, open the _Linker_ branch and click _Input_.
* Add the relative paths to both the `libEGL.lib` file and `libGLESv2.lib` file to _Additional Dependencies_, separated by a semicolon.
3. Copy `libEGL.dll` and `libGLESv2.dll` from the build output directory (see [Building ANGLE](#building-with-visual-studio)) into your application folder.
4. Code your application to the Khronos [OpenGL ES 2.0](http://www.khronos.org/registry/gles/) and [EGL 1.4](http://www.khronos.org/registry/egl/) APIs.
On Linux and MacOS, either:
- Link you application against `libGLESv2` and `libEGL`
- Use `dlopen` to load the OpenGL ES and EGL entry points at runtime.
## GLSL ES Translator
In addition to OpenGL ES and EGL libraries, ANGLE also provides a GLSL ES
translator. The translator targets various back-ends, including HLSL, GLSL
for desktop and mobile, SPIR-V and Metal SL. To build the translator, build
the `angle_shader_translator` target. Run the translator binary without
arguments to see a usage message.
### Source and Building
The translator code is included with ANGLE but fully independent; it resides
in [`src/compiler`](../src/compiler). Follow the steps above for
[getting and building ANGLE](#getting-the-source) to build the translator on
the platform of your choice.
### Usage
The ANGLE [`shader_translator`](../samples/shader_translator/shader_translator.cpp)
sample demos basic C++ API usage. To translate a GLSL ES shader, call the following
functions in the same order:
* `sh::Initialize()` initializes the translator library and must be called only once from each process using the translator.
* `sh::ContructCompiler()` creates a translator object for vertex or fragment shader.
* `sh::Compile()` translates the given shader.
* `sh::Destruct()` destroys the given translator.
* `sh::Finalize()` shuts down the translator library and must be called only once from each process using the translator.
## OpenCL Support
A few GN args are needed to enable OpenCL runtime code to be built in the ANGLE lib(s).
`args.gn`
```
# Global enable flag for OpenCL support
angle_enable_cl = true
# Enable the Vulkan backend
angle_enable_vulkan = true
# Enable the CL backend (i.e. passthrough) if needed
angle_enable_cl_passthrough = false // or true
```
### OpenCL artifacts
The two main artifacts generated here are `OpenCL_ANGLE` and `GLESv2`:
- `OpenCL_ANGLE` : Acts as a loader for CL entrypoints from the `GLESv2` library and populates it's
API dispatch table with them.
- `GLESv2` : Is the ANGLE library itself that also includes the OpenCL entrypoints/runtime when
`angle_enable_cl = true`.
Additional `Vulkan-backend` artifacts
- `clspv_core_shared` : clspv as a shared library to compile OpenCL C source over a
[C API](https://github.com/google/clspv/blob/main/docs/C_API.md) used by the `GLESv2` library.
### OpenCL Usage
ANGLE's OpenCL implementation acts no different from any other OpenCL ICD. Applications can either link to an
existing system OpenCL-ICD-Loader, or it can link directly to the `OpenCL_ANGLE` via its exported OpenCL
entrypoints.
If using an existing system OpenCL-ICD-Loader, then make sure `OpenCL_ANGLE` can be found by the OpenCL-ICD-Loader,
see [OpenCL-ICD-Loader](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenCL-ICD-Loader) for details on this.
In both cases, `OpenCL_ANGLE` works by using `LoadLibrary/dlopen` on the `GLESv2` library to build the OpenCL
dispatch table using the entrypoints/symbols from `GLESv2` library. From then on, that API dispatch table is either
given to the system ICD Loader, or if app is linked directly to the `OpenCL_ANGLE` lib, it just uses its
singular dispatch table to forward onto `GLESv2` OpenCL entrypoints.