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ec64e213a41dc94ffa366e4b7d7498a757fdf71d
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Kai Ninomiya <kainino@chromium.org>
Thu Jun 26 09:46:47 2025 -0700
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Dawn LUCI CQ <dawn-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
Thu Jun 26 09:46:47 2025 -0700
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18f201501e33b53f2a67b9a8a5076822cfd7b421
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[emscripten] Clarify non-package Emdawnwebgpu readme

The Emdawnwebgpu source readme (as opposed to the pkg readme) should be
clear about what it is, and redirect most users to the package readme.
Simplify it and also link to François's blog post about setting up a
cross-platform CMake build.

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Change-Id: Ibd75e5c39ca4377a8c5bc9a6076c6225217e477b
Reviewed-on: https://dawn-review.googlesource.com/c/dawn/+/249154
Commit-Queue: Kai Ninomiya <kainino@chromium.org>
Auto-Submit: Kai Ninomiya <kainino@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Loko Kung <lokokung@google.com>
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  4. docs/
  5. generator/
  6. include/
  7. infra/
  8. scripts/
  9. src/
  10. test/
  11. third_party/
  12. tools/
  13. webgpu-cts/
  14. build
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  17. .bazelrc
  18. .clang-format
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  27. .vpython3
  28. AUTHORS
  29. BUILD.bazel
  30. BUILD.gn
  31. CMakeLists.txt
  32. CMakeSettings.json
  33. CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  34. codereview.settings
  35. CONTRIBUTING.md
  36. CPPLINT.cfg
  37. DEPS
  38. DIR_METADATA
  39. go.mod
  40. go.sum
  41. go_presubmit_support.py
  42. LICENSE
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  44. PRESUBMIT.py
  45. README.chromium
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  48. WORKSPACE.bazel
README.md

Build Status Matrix Space

Dawn, a WebGPU implementation

Dawn is an open-source and cross-platform implementation of the WebGPU standard. More precisely it implements webgpu.h that is a one-to-one mapping with the WebGPU IDL. Dawn is meant to be integrated as part of a larger system and is the underlying implementation of WebGPU in Chromium.

Dawn provides several WebGPU building blocks:

  • WebGPU C/C++ headers that applications and other building blocks use.
    • The webgpu.h version that Dawn implements.
    • A C++ wrapper for the webgpu.h.
  • A “native” implementation of WebGPU using platforms' GPU APIs: D3D12, Metal, Vulkan and OpenGL. See per API support for more details.
  • A client-server implementation of WebGPU for applications that are in a sandbox without access to native drivers
  • Tint is a compiler for the WebGPU Shader Language (WGSL) that can be used in standalone to convert shaders from and to WGSL.

Helpful links:

Documentation table of content

Developer documentation:

User documentation: (TODO, figure out what overlaps with the webgpu.h docs)

License

BSD 3-Clause License, please see LICENSE.

Disclaimer

This is not an officially supported Google product.