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+# Template file for 'Vulkan-ValidationLayers'
+pkgname=Vulkan-ValidationLayers
+version=1.1.97
+revision=1
+build_style=cmake
+configure_args="-DGLSLANG_INSTALL_DIR=/usr
+ -DVULKAN_HEADERS_INSTALL_DIR=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+hostmakedepends="python3 pkg-config"
+makedepends="Vulkan-Headers SPIRV-Tools-devel glslang-devel libXrandr-devel wayland-devel"
+short_desc="Vulkan validation layers"
+maintainer="Colin Gillespie <colin@breavyn.com>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://www.khronos.org/vulkan/"
+distfiles="https://github.com/KhronosGroup/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=83a99981dc9d0cd97c40de906425d082cd7bf5a52e97a479b8ffe140d231d0d4