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Compile each .metal file into a separate .metallib

I would like to override the default Xcode Metal compiler behaviour of compiling all project .metal files into a single default.metallib and instead compile each .metal file into a separate .metallib file.

However I cannot see how to approach this; can anyone provide a lead?

Xcode version: 10.1

Solution

  • I achieved this in two steps:

    1) Add a custom build rule for .metal files that compiles them individually into .metallibs:

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    2) Add a custom build step for copying those .metallibs into your target:

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