Added functionality to detect debug and release mode in code.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+
+# set toolchain file
+set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/toolchain.cmake"
+    CACHE PATH "Path to the desired toolchain file.")
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY)
+
 project(yave
     VERSION 0
     DESCRIPTION "Yet Another Vulkan Engine"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://git.warwicknew.xyz/yave/"
     LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
-set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_CLANG_TIDY)
-
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCE_FILES
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.c
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.cpp)

src/yave_vulkan_instance.cpp

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ YaveVulkanInstance::YaveVulkanInstance() { createInstance(); }
 YaveVulkanInstance::~YaveVulkanInstance() { destroyInstance(); }
 
 void YaveVulkanInstance::createInstance() {
+  checkLayersValidSuppport();
   VkApplicationInfo appInfo{};
   appInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO;
   appInfo.pApplicationName = "Hello Triangle";
@@ -38,4 +39,13 @@ void YaveVulkanInstance::destroyInstance() {
   vkDestroyInstance(this->instance, nullptr);
 }
 
+bool YaveVulkanInstance::checkLayersValidSuppport() {
+  // Continue if validation is disabled
+  if (this->enableValidationLayers) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("validation layers requested, but not available!");
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 } // namespace yave

src/yave_vulkan_instance.hpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <vector>
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 
 #define GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN
@@ -11,11 +12,19 @@ class YaveVulkanInstance {
 
 private:
   VkInstance instance;
-
   void createInstance();
-
   void destroyInstance();
 
+  // Validation support
+  bool checkLayersValidSuppport();
+  const std::vector<const char *> validationLayers = {
+      "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"};
+#ifdef NDEBUG // Enable Validation in debug mode
+  const bool enableValidationLayers = false;
+#else
+  const bool enableValidationLayers = true;
+#endif
+
 public:
   // Delete Copy constructors
   // This class should match one to one with vulkan instances

toolchain.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# CMake toolchain file
+
+# linker flags
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_INIT "-Wl,--strip-debug")
+
+# cflags
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "-ansi -Wall")
+
+# cflags for debug build
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "-g3 -ggdb3")
+
+# cflags for release build
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE_INIT "-O3 -DNDEBUG -s")