From bda439f20e81cb509b58fd9d82f24fd60732ec02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danyal Ahmed <58849388+danyalahmed1995@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:41:42 +0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add MinGW GCC CI coverage

---
 .github/workflows/build.yml | 58 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 902e29c5a..34f1160a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -188,3 +188,61 @@ jobs:
             ctest -j --output-on-failure --test-dir build -C $BUILD_TYPE
           done
         done
+  # MinGW requires a dedicated MSYS2 toolchain and shell.
+  mingw:
+    name: Windows x64, MinGW GCC, Ninja
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.0
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: Setup CMake and Ninja
+      uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
+      with:
+        cmakeVersion: 4.3.4
+        ninjaVersion: latest
+
+    - name: Setup MinGW
+      uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+      with:
+        msystem: UCRT64
+        update: true
+        path-type: inherit
+        install: >-
+          mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc
+
+    - name: Verify MinGW toolchain
+      run: |
+        which gcc
+        which g++
+        gcc --version
+        g++ --version
+        gcc -dumpmachine
+        cmake --version
+        ninja --version
+
+    - name: Generate headers
+      run: |
+        cmake -B build-mingw -G Ninja --fresh --preset generator-run \
+          -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc \
+          -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ \
+          -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        cmake --build build-mingw --parallel --clean-first
+
+    - name: Build and test with C++23 modules
+      run: |
+        cmake -B build-mingw -G Ninja --fresh --preset samples-tests \
+          -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc \
+          -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ \
+          -D CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=23 \
+          -D CMAKE_EXPERIMENTAL_CXX_IMPORT_STD=451f2fe2-a8a2-47c3-bc32-94786d8fc91b \
+          -D VULKAN_HPP_BUILD_CXX_MODULE=ON \
+          -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+        cmake --build build-mingw --parallel --clean-first
+        ctest -j --output-on-failure --test-dir build-mingw
\ No newline at end of file

From 4d1c0a90c833f1ac09136bc6580a37929ce8748b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danyal Ahmed <58849388+danyalahmed1995@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:16:25 +0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] ci: retrigger full build matrix

---
 .github/workflows/build.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 34f1160a6..001a68169 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         shell: bash
 
+    # Keep the full compiler matrix visible so CI consumers can inspect every job.
     strategy:
       matrix:
         env: [
@@ -245,4 +246,4 @@ jobs:
           -D VULKAN_HPP_BUILD_CXX_MODULE=ON \
           -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
         cmake --build build-mingw --parallel --clean-first
-        ctest -j --output-on-failure --test-dir build-mingw
\ No newline at end of file
+        ctest -j --output-on-failure --test-dir build-mingw

From d473f90520ed1f441bb922e5377ebc82d7ac217f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Danyal Ahmed <58849388+danyalahmed1995@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:50:38 +0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] ci: trigger Vulkan-Hpp matrix smoke test

---
 .github/workflows/build.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 001a68169..215d77a49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
 
     # Keep the full compiler matrix visible so CI consumers can inspect every job.
+    # Matrix smoke-test push marker: behavior and coverage remain unchanged.
     strategy:
       matrix:
         env: [