diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
index 32901bfaa..bbad10551 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkgen.r
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ main(int argc, string *argv)
 		printf ("could not open property list file: %s\n", plist_filename);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	plist = [[PLItem fromFile: plist_file] retain];
+	plist = [[PLDictionary fromFile: plist_file] retain];
 	if (!plist) {
 		printf ("error parsing: %s\n", plist_filename);
 		return 1;
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ main(int argc, string *argv)
 	Qclose (plist_file);
 	if ([plist class] != [PLDictionary class]) {
 		printf ("%s not a dictionary\n", plist_filename);
+		return 1;
 	}
 	search = [[plist getObjectForKey: "search"] retain];
 	handles = [[plist getObjectForKey: "handles"] retain];
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
index 8cd137407..4b84021ae 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
@@ -1,701 +1,699 @@
-{
-	search = (
-		VkAttachmentDescription,
-		VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT,
-		VkPresentModeKHR,
-		VkSubpassDescription,
-		VkSubpassDependency,
-		VkSpecializationInfo,
-		VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo,
-		VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo,
-		VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding,
-		VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo,
-		VkPushConstantRange,
-		VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo,
-		VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo,
-		VkComputePipelineCreateInfo,
-		VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo,
-		VkSamplerCreateInfo,
-		VkImageCreateInfo,
-		VkImageViewCreateInfo,
-		VkFramebufferCreateInfo,
-		VkClearValue,
-		VkPhysicalDeviceLimits,
-		VkRenderPassCreateInfo,
-		VkRenderPassMultiviewCreateInfo,
+search = (
+	VkAttachmentDescription,
+	VkDebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagBitsEXT,
+	VkPresentModeKHR,
+	VkSubpassDescription,
+	VkSubpassDependency,
+	VkSpecializationInfo,
+	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo,
+	VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo,
+	VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding,
+	VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo,
+	VkPushConstantRange,
+	VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo,
+	VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo,
+	VkComputePipelineCreateInfo,
+	VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo,
+	VkSamplerCreateInfo,
+	VkImageCreateInfo,
+	VkImageViewCreateInfo,
+	VkFramebufferCreateInfo,
+	VkClearValue,
+	VkPhysicalDeviceLimits,
+	VkRenderPassCreateInfo,
+	VkRenderPassMultiviewCreateInfo,
 
-		qfv_subpass_t,
-		qfv_output_t,
+	qfv_subpass_t,
+	qfv_output_t,
 
-		qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t,
-		qfv_imageinfo_t,
-		qfv_imageviewinfo_t,
-		qfv_dependencyinfo_t,
-		qfv_attachmentinfo_t,
-		qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t,
-		qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t,
-		qfv_taskinfo_t,
-		qfv_layoutinfo_t,
-		qfv_pipelineinfo_t,
-		qfv_subpassinfo_t,
-		qfv_framebufferinfo_t,
-		qfv_renderpassinfo_t,
-		qfv_renderinfo_t,
-		qfv_computeinfo_t,
-		qfv_processinfo_t,
-		qfv_stepinfo_t,
-		qfv_jobinfo_t,
-	);
-	parse = {
-		VkSubpassDescription = {
-			flags = auto;
-			pipelineBindPoint = auto;
-			inputAttachments = {
-				type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
-				size = inputAttachmentCount;
-				values = pInputAttachments;
-			};
-			colorAttachments = {
-				type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
-				size = colorAttachmentCount;
-				values = pColorAttachments;
-			};
-			resolveAttachments = {
-				type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
-				values = pResolveAttachments;
-				matchSize = colorAttachments;
-			};
-			depthStencilAttachment = {
-				type = (single, VkAttachmentReference);
-				value = pDepthStencilAttachment;
-			};
-			preserveAttachments = {
-				type = (array, uint32_t);
-				size = preserveAttachmentCount;
-				values = pPreserveAttachments;
-			};
+	qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t,
+	qfv_imageinfo_t,
+	qfv_imageviewinfo_t,
+	qfv_dependencyinfo_t,
+	qfv_attachmentinfo_t,
+	qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t,
+	qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t,
+	qfv_taskinfo_t,
+	qfv_layoutinfo_t,
+	qfv_pipelineinfo_t,
+	qfv_subpassinfo_t,
+	qfv_framebufferinfo_t,
+	qfv_renderpassinfo_t,
+	qfv_renderinfo_t,
+	qfv_computeinfo_t,
+	qfv_processinfo_t,
+	qfv_stepinfo_t,
+	qfv_jobinfo_t,
+);
+parse = {
+	VkSubpassDescription = {
+		flags = auto;
+		pipelineBindPoint = auto;
+		inputAttachments = {
+			type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
+			size = inputAttachmentCount;
+			values = pInputAttachments;
 		};
-		VkPhysicalDeviceLimits = readonly;
-		VkRenderPassCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			attachments = {
-				type = (array, VkAttachmentDescription);
-				size = attachmentCount;
-				values = pAttachments;
-			};
-			subpasses = {
-				type = (array, VkSubpassDescription);
-				size = subpassCount;
-				values = pSubpasses;
-			};
-			dependencies = {
-				type = (array, VkSubpassDependency);
-				size = dependencyCount;
-				values = pDependencies;
-			};
+		colorAttachments = {
+			type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
+			size = colorAttachmentCount;
+			values = pColorAttachments;
 		};
-		VkSpecializationInfo = {
-			mapEntries = {
-				type = (array, VkSpecializationMapEntry);
-				size = mapEntryCount;
-				values = pMapEntries;
-			};
-			data = {
-				type = (custom,	(QFBinary, QFString),
-						parse_specialization_data);
-				fields = (dataSize, pData);
-			};
+		resolveAttachments = {
+			type = (array, VkAttachmentReference);
+			values = pResolveAttachments;
+			matchSize = colorAttachments;
 		};
-		VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			stage = auto;
-			name = {
-				type = string;
-				string = pName;
-			};
-			module = {
-				type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkShaderModule);
-				fields = (module);
-			};
-			specializationInfo = {
-				type = (single, VkSpecializationInfo);
-				value = pSpecializationInfo;
-			};
+		depthStencilAttachment = {
+			type = (single, VkAttachmentReference);
+			value = pDepthStencilAttachment;
 		};
-		VkShaderModuleCreateInfo = skip;
-		VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding = {
-			binding = auto;
-			descriptorType = auto;
-			descriptorCount = auto;
-			stageFlags = auto;
-			// skip pImmutableSamplers (default to 0) until I know how it works
-		};
-		VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			bindings = {
-				type = (array, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding);
-				size = bindingCount;
-				values = pBindings;
-			};
-		};
-		VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			maxSets = auto;
-			bindings = {
-				type = (array, VkDescriptorPoolSize);
-				size = poolSizeCount;
-				values = pPoolSizes;
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			bindings = {
-				type = (array, VkVertexInputBindingDescription);
-				size = vertexBindingDescriptionCount;
-				values = pVertexBindingDescriptions;
-			};
-			attributes = {
-				type = (array, VkVertexInputAttributeDescription);
-				size = vertexAttributeDescriptionCount;
-				values = pVertexAttributeDescriptions;
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			topology = auto;
-			primitiveRestartEnable = auto;
-		};
-		VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			//FIXME redo as one array
-			viewports = {
-				type = (array, VkViewport);
-				size = viewportCount;
-				values = pViewports;
-			};
-			scissors = {
-				type = (array, VkRect2D);
-				size = scissorCount;
-				values = pScissors;
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			depthClampEnable = auto;
-			rasterizerDiscardEnable = auto;
-			polygonMode = auto;
-			cullMode = auto;
-			frontFace = auto;
-			depthBiasEnable = auto;
-			depthBiasConstantFactor = auto;
-			depthBiasClamp = auto;
-			depthBiasSlopeFactor = auto;
-			lineWidth = auto;
-		};
-		VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			rasterizationSamples = auto;
-			sampleShadingEnable = auto;
-			minSampleShading = auto;
-			//pSampleMask = auto; FIXME disabled until correct size is known
-			alphaToCoverageEnable = auto;
-			alphaToOneEnable = auto;
-		};
-		VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			depthTestEnable = auto;
-			depthWriteEnable = auto;
-			depthCompareOp = auto;
-			depthBoundsTestEnable = auto;
-			stencilTestEnable = auto;
-			front = auto;
-			back = auto;
-			minDepthBounds = auto;
-			maxDepthBounds = auto;
-		};
-		VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			logicOpEnable = auto;
-			logicOp = auto;
-			attachments = {
-				type = (array, VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState);
-				size = attachmentCount;
-				values = pAttachments;
-			};
-			blendConstants = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
-				fields = (blendConstants);
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			dynamicState = {
-				type = (array, VkDynamicState);
-				size = dynamicStateCount;
-				values = pDynamicStates;
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			setLayouts = {
-				type = (array,	{
-									parse_type = (QFDictionary, QFString);
-									type = VkDescriptorSetLayout;
-									parser = parse_VkDescriptorSetLayout;
-								});
-				size = setLayoutCount;
-				values = pSetLayouts;
-			};
-			pushConstantRanges = {
-				type = (array, VkPushConstantRange);
-				size = pushConstantRangeCount;
-				values = pPushConstantRanges;
-			};
-		};
-		VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			patchControlPoints = auto;
-		};
-		VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			stages = {
-				type = (array, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
-				size = stageCount;
-				values = pStages;
-			};
-			vertexInput = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pVertexInputState;
-			};
-			inputAssembly = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pInputAssemblyState;
-			};
-			tessellation = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pTessellationState;
-			};
-			viewport = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pViewportState;
-			};
-			rasterization = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pRasterizationState;
-			};
-			multisample = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pMultisampleState;
-			};
-			depthStencil = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pDepthStencilState;
-			};
-			colorBlend = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pColorBlendState;
-			};
-			dynamic = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo);
-				value = pDynamicState;
-			};
-			layout = {
-				type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkPipelineLayout);
-				fields = (layout);
-			};
-			renderPass = {
-				type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkRenderPass);
-				fields = (renderPass);
-			};
-			subpass = auto;
-			basePipelineHandle = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_BasePipeline);
-				fields = (basePipelineHandle);
-			};
-			basePipelineIndex = auto;
-		};
-		VkComputePipelineCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			stage = auto;
-			layout = {
-				type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkPipelineLayout);
-				fields = (layout);
-			};
-			basePipelineHandle = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_BasePipeline);
-				fields = (basePipelineHandle);
-			};
-			basePipelineIndex = auto;
-		};
-		VkImageCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			imageType = auto;
-			format = auto;
-			extent = auto;
-			mipLevels = auto;
-			arrayLayers = auto;
-			samples = auto;
-			tiling = auto;
-			usage = auto;
-			sharingMode = skip;	// FIXME for now
-			queueFamilyIndexCount = skip;	// FIXME for now
-			pQueueFamilyIndices = skip;	// FIXME for now
-			initialLayout = auto;
-		};
-		VkImageViewCreateInfo = {
-			flags = auto;
-			image = {
-				type = (custom,	(QFDictionary, QFString),
-						parse_VkImage);
-				fields = (image);
-			};
-			viewType = auto;
-			format = auto;
-			components = auto;
-			subresourceRange = auto;
-		};
-		VkFramebufferCreateInfo = {
-			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
-			renderPass = {
-				type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkRenderPass);
-				fields = (renderPass);
-			};
-			attachments = {
-				type = (array, VkImageView);
-				size = attachmentCount;
-				values = pAttachments;
-			};
-			width = auto;
-			height = auto;
-			layers = auto;
-		};
-		VkClearColorValue = skip;
-		VkClearValue = {
-			color = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
-				fields = (color);
-			};
-			depthStencil = auto;
-		};
-		VkRenderPassMultiviewCreateInfo = {
-			viewMasks = {
-				type = (array, uint32_t);
-				size = subpassCount;
-				values = pViewMasks;
-			};
-			viewOffsets = {
-				type = (array, int32_t);
-				size = dependencyCount;
-				values = pViewOffsets;
-			};
-			correlationMasks = {
-				type = (array, uint32_t);
-				size = correlationMaskCount;
-				values = pCorrelationMasks;
-			};
-		};
-
-		qfv_subpass_s = {
-			.name = qfv_subpass_t;
-			color = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
-				fields = (color);
-			};
-			name = {
-				type = string;
-				string = name;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_output_s = {
-			.name = qfv_output_t;
-			extent = auto;
-			image = {
-				type = (readonly, VkImage);
-				value = image;
-			};
-			view = {
-				type = (readonly, VkImageView);
-				value = view;
-			};
-			format = auto;
-			frames = auto;
-			finalLayout = auto;
-		};
-
-		qfv_taskinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_taskinfo_t;
-			func = {
-				type = (custom, QFString, parse_task_function);
-				fields = (func, params, param_data);
-			};
-			params = {
-				type = (custom,	QFArray, parse_task_params);
-				fields = (func, params, param_data);
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_attachmentrefinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t;
-			.type = (QFString, QFDictionary);
-			.string = {
-				name = $name;
-				line = $item.line;
-				layout = $auto;
-				blend = "(VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState) { .colorWriteMask = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT }"
-			};
-			.dictionary = {
-				.parse = auto;
-				name = $name;
-				line = $item.line;
-			};
-			layout = auto;
-			blend = auto;
-		};
-		qfv_attachmentsetinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t;
-			input = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_input;
-				values = input;
-			};
-			color = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_color;
-				values = color;
-			};
-			resolve = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
-				values = resolve;
-				matchSize = color;
-			};
-			depth = {
-				type = (labeledsingle, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
-				value = depth;
-			};
-			preserve = {
-				type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
-				size = num_preserve;
-				values = preserve;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_layoutinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_layoutinfo_t;
-			descriptorSets = {
-				type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
-				size = num_sets;
-				values = sets;
-			};
-			pushConstantRanges = {
-				type = (array, VkPushConstantRange);
-				size = num_ranges;
-				values = ranges;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_pipelineinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_pipelineinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			name = {
-				type = string;
-				string = name;
-			};
-			tasks = {
-				type = (array, qfv_taskinfo_t);
-				size = num_tasks;
-				values = tasks;
-			};
-
-			flags = auto;
-			stages = {
-				type = (array, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
-				size = num_graph_stages;
-				values = graph_stages;
-			};
-			stage = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
-				value = compute_stage;
-			};
-			dispatch = auto;
-			vertexInput = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo);
-				value = vertexInput;
-			};
-			inputAssembly = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo);
-				value = inputAssembly;
-			};
-			tessellation = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo);
-				value = tessellation;
-			};
-			viewport = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo);
-				value = viewport;
-			};
-			rasterization = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo);
-				value = rasterization;
-			};
-			multisample = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo);
-				value = multisample;
-			};
-			depthStencil = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo);
-				value = depthStencil;
-			};
-			colorBlend = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo);
-				value = colorBlend;
-			};
-			dynamic = {
-				type = (single, VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo);
-				value = dynamic;
-			};
-			layout = auto;
-		};
-		qfv_subpassinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_subpassinfo_t;
-			name = {
-				type = string;
-				string = name;
-			};
-			color = auto;
-			dependencies = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_dependencyinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_dependencies;
-				values = dependencies;
-			};
-			attachments = {
-				type = (single, qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t);
-				value = attachments;
-			};
-			pipelines = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_pipelines;
-				values = pipelines;
-			};
-			base_pipeline = {
-				//type = (labeledsingle, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
-				type = (single, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
-				value = base_pipeline;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_framebufferinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_framebufferinfo_t;
-			width = auto;
-			height = auto;
-			layers = auto;
-		};
-		qfv_reference_s = {
-			.name = qfv_reference_t;
-			.type = QFString;
-			.string = {
-				name = $item.string;
-				line = $item.line;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_renderpassinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_renderpassinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			attachments = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_attachments;
-				values = attachments;
-			};
-			framebuffer = auto;
-			subpasses = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_subpassinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_subpasses;
-				values = subpasses;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_descriptorsetinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t;
-			flags = auto;
-			bindings = {
-				type = (array, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding);
-				size = num_bindings;
-				values = bindings;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_computeinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_computeinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			pipelines = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_pipelines;
-				values = pipelines;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_renderinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_renderinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			properties = ignore;
-			output = ignore;
-			images = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_imageinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_images;
-				values = images;
-			};
-			views = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_imageviewinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_views;
-				values = views;
-			};
-			renderpasses = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_renderpassinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_renderpasses;
-				values = renderpasses;
-			};
-			descriptorSetLayouts = {
-				type = (labeledarray, qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t, name);
-				size = num_descriptorsets;
-				values = descriptorsets;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_processinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_processinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			tasks = {
-				type = (array, qfv_taskinfo_t);
-				size = num_tasks;
-				values = tasks;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_stepinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_stepinfo_t;
-			color = auto;
-			dependencies = {
-				type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
-				size = num_dependencies;
-				values = dependencies;
-			};
-			render = {
-				type = (single, qfv_renderinfo_t);
-				value = render;
-			};
-			compute = {
-				type = (single, qfv_computeinfo_t);
-				value = compute;
-			};
-			process = {
-				type = (single, qfv_processinfo_t);
-				value = process;
-			};
-		};
-		qfv_jobinfo_s = {
-			.name = qfv_jobinfo_t;
-			steps = {
-				type = (array, qfv_stepinfo_t);
-				size = num_steps;
-				values = steps;
-			};
+		preserveAttachments = {
+			type = (array, uint32_t);
+			size = preserveAttachmentCount;
+			values = pPreserveAttachments;
 		};
 	};
-}
+	VkPhysicalDeviceLimits = readonly;
+	VkRenderPassCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		attachments = {
+			type = (array, VkAttachmentDescription);
+			size = attachmentCount;
+			values = pAttachments;
+		};
+		subpasses = {
+			type = (array, VkSubpassDescription);
+			size = subpassCount;
+			values = pSubpasses;
+		};
+		dependencies = {
+			type = (array, VkSubpassDependency);
+			size = dependencyCount;
+			values = pDependencies;
+		};
+	};
+	VkSpecializationInfo = {
+		mapEntries = {
+			type = (array, VkSpecializationMapEntry);
+			size = mapEntryCount;
+			values = pMapEntries;
+		};
+		data = {
+			type = (custom,	(QFBinary, QFString),
+					parse_specialization_data);
+			fields = (dataSize, pData);
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		stage = auto;
+		name = {
+			type = string;
+			string = pName;
+		};
+		module = {
+			type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkShaderModule);
+			fields = (module);
+		};
+		specializationInfo = {
+			type = (single, VkSpecializationInfo);
+			value = pSpecializationInfo;
+		};
+	};
+	VkShaderModuleCreateInfo = skip;
+	VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding = {
+		binding = auto;
+		descriptorType = auto;
+		descriptorCount = auto;
+		stageFlags = auto;
+		// skip pImmutableSamplers (default to 0) until I know how it works
+	};
+	VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		bindings = {
+			type = (array, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding);
+			size = bindingCount;
+			values = pBindings;
+		};
+	};
+	VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		maxSets = auto;
+		bindings = {
+			type = (array, VkDescriptorPoolSize);
+			size = poolSizeCount;
+			values = pPoolSizes;
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		bindings = {
+			type = (array, VkVertexInputBindingDescription);
+			size = vertexBindingDescriptionCount;
+			values = pVertexBindingDescriptions;
+		};
+		attributes = {
+			type = (array, VkVertexInputAttributeDescription);
+			size = vertexAttributeDescriptionCount;
+			values = pVertexAttributeDescriptions;
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		topology = auto;
+		primitiveRestartEnable = auto;
+	};
+	VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		//FIXME redo as one array
+		viewports = {
+			type = (array, VkViewport);
+			size = viewportCount;
+			values = pViewports;
+		};
+		scissors = {
+			type = (array, VkRect2D);
+			size = scissorCount;
+			values = pScissors;
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		depthClampEnable = auto;
+		rasterizerDiscardEnable = auto;
+		polygonMode = auto;
+		cullMode = auto;
+		frontFace = auto;
+		depthBiasEnable = auto;
+		depthBiasConstantFactor = auto;
+		depthBiasClamp = auto;
+		depthBiasSlopeFactor = auto;
+		lineWidth = auto;
+	};
+	VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		rasterizationSamples = auto;
+		sampleShadingEnable = auto;
+		minSampleShading = auto;
+		//pSampleMask = auto; FIXME disabled until correct size is known
+		alphaToCoverageEnable = auto;
+		alphaToOneEnable = auto;
+	};
+	VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		depthTestEnable = auto;
+		depthWriteEnable = auto;
+		depthCompareOp = auto;
+		depthBoundsTestEnable = auto;
+		stencilTestEnable = auto;
+		front = auto;
+		back = auto;
+		minDepthBounds = auto;
+		maxDepthBounds = auto;
+	};
+	VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		logicOpEnable = auto;
+		logicOp = auto;
+		attachments = {
+			type = (array, VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState);
+			size = attachmentCount;
+			values = pAttachments;
+		};
+		blendConstants = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
+			fields = (blendConstants);
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		dynamicState = {
+			type = (array, VkDynamicState);
+			size = dynamicStateCount;
+			values = pDynamicStates;
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		setLayouts = {
+			type = (array,	{
+								parse_type = (QFDictionary, QFString);
+								type = VkDescriptorSetLayout;
+								parser = parse_VkDescriptorSetLayout;
+							});
+			size = setLayoutCount;
+			values = pSetLayouts;
+		};
+		pushConstantRanges = {
+			type = (array, VkPushConstantRange);
+			size = pushConstantRangeCount;
+			values = pPushConstantRanges;
+		};
+	};
+	VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		patchControlPoints = auto;
+	};
+	VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		stages = {
+			type = (array, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
+			size = stageCount;
+			values = pStages;
+		};
+		vertexInput = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pVertexInputState;
+		};
+		inputAssembly = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pInputAssemblyState;
+		};
+		tessellation = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pTessellationState;
+		};
+		viewport = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pViewportState;
+		};
+		rasterization = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pRasterizationState;
+		};
+		multisample = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pMultisampleState;
+		};
+		depthStencil = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pDepthStencilState;
+		};
+		colorBlend = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pColorBlendState;
+		};
+		dynamic = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo);
+			value = pDynamicState;
+		};
+		layout = {
+			type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkPipelineLayout);
+			fields = (layout);
+		};
+		renderPass = {
+			type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkRenderPass);
+			fields = (renderPass);
+		};
+		subpass = auto;
+		basePipelineHandle = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_BasePipeline);
+			fields = (basePipelineHandle);
+		};
+		basePipelineIndex = auto;
+	};
+	VkComputePipelineCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		stage = auto;
+		layout = {
+			type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkPipelineLayout);
+			fields = (layout);
+		};
+		basePipelineHandle = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_BasePipeline);
+			fields = (basePipelineHandle);
+		};
+		basePipelineIndex = auto;
+	};
+	VkImageCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		imageType = auto;
+		format = auto;
+		extent = auto;
+		mipLevels = auto;
+		arrayLayers = auto;
+		samples = auto;
+		tiling = auto;
+		usage = auto;
+		sharingMode = skip;	// FIXME for now
+		queueFamilyIndexCount = skip;	// FIXME for now
+		pQueueFamilyIndices = skip;	// FIXME for now
+		initialLayout = auto;
+	};
+	VkImageViewCreateInfo = {
+		flags = auto;
+		image = {
+			type = (custom,	(QFDictionary, QFString),
+					parse_VkImage);
+			fields = (image);
+		};
+		viewType = auto;
+		format = auto;
+		components = auto;
+		subresourceRange = auto;
+	};
+	VkFramebufferCreateInfo = {
+		//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
+		renderPass = {
+			type = (custom,	QFString, parse_VkRenderPass);
+			fields = (renderPass);
+		};
+		attachments = {
+			type = (array, VkImageView);
+			size = attachmentCount;
+			values = pAttachments;
+		};
+		width = auto;
+		height = auto;
+		layers = auto;
+	};
+	VkClearColorValue = skip;
+	VkClearValue = {
+		color = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
+			fields = (color);
+		};
+		depthStencil = auto;
+	};
+	VkRenderPassMultiviewCreateInfo = {
+		viewMasks = {
+			type = (array, uint32_t);
+			size = subpassCount;
+			values = pViewMasks;
+		};
+		viewOffsets = {
+			type = (array, int32_t);
+			size = dependencyCount;
+			values = pViewOffsets;
+		};
+		correlationMasks = {
+			type = (array, uint32_t);
+			size = correlationMaskCount;
+			values = pCorrelationMasks;
+		};
+	};
+
+	qfv_subpass_s = {
+		.name = qfv_subpass_t;
+		color = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_RGBA);
+			fields = (color);
+		};
+		name = {
+			type = string;
+			string = name;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_output_s = {
+		.name = qfv_output_t;
+		extent = auto;
+		image = {
+			type = (readonly, VkImage);
+			value = image;
+		};
+		view = {
+			type = (readonly, VkImageView);
+			value = view;
+		};
+		format = auto;
+		frames = auto;
+		finalLayout = auto;
+	};
+
+	qfv_taskinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_taskinfo_t;
+		func = {
+			type = (custom, QFString, parse_task_function);
+			fields = (func, params, param_data);
+		};
+		params = {
+			type = (custom,	QFArray, parse_task_params);
+			fields = (func, params, param_data);
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_attachmentrefinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t;
+		.type = (QFString, QFDictionary);
+		.string = {
+			name = $name;
+			line = $item.line;
+			layout = $auto;
+			blend = "(VkPipelineColorBlendAttachmentState) { .colorWriteMask = VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_R_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_G_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_B_BIT | VK_COLOR_COMPONENT_A_BIT }"
+		};
+		.dictionary = {
+			.parse = auto;
+			name = $name;
+			line = $item.line;
+		};
+		layout = auto;
+		blend = auto;
+	};
+	qfv_attachmentsetinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t;
+		input = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_input;
+			values = input;
+		};
+		color = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_color;
+			values = color;
+		};
+		resolve = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
+			values = resolve;
+			matchSize = color;
+		};
+		depth = {
+			type = (labeledsingle, qfv_attachmentrefinfo_t, name);
+			value = depth;
+		};
+		preserve = {
+			type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
+			size = num_preserve;
+			values = preserve;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_layoutinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_layoutinfo_t;
+		descriptorSets = {
+			type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
+			size = num_sets;
+			values = sets;
+		};
+		pushConstantRanges = {
+			type = (array, VkPushConstantRange);
+			size = num_ranges;
+			values = ranges;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_pipelineinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_pipelineinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		name = {
+			type = string;
+			string = name;
+		};
+		tasks = {
+			type = (array, qfv_taskinfo_t);
+			size = num_tasks;
+			values = tasks;
+		};
+
+		flags = auto;
+		stages = {
+			type = (array, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
+			size = num_graph_stages;
+			values = graph_stages;
+		};
+		stage = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineShaderStageCreateInfo);
+			value = compute_stage;
+		};
+		dispatch = auto;
+		vertexInput = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo);
+			value = vertexInput;
+		};
+		inputAssembly = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineInputAssemblyStateCreateInfo);
+			value = inputAssembly;
+		};
+		tessellation = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineTessellationStateCreateInfo);
+			value = tessellation;
+		};
+		viewport = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineViewportStateCreateInfo);
+			value = viewport;
+		};
+		rasterization = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineRasterizationStateCreateInfo);
+			value = rasterization;
+		};
+		multisample = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineMultisampleStateCreateInfo);
+			value = multisample;
+		};
+		depthStencil = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineDepthStencilStateCreateInfo);
+			value = depthStencil;
+		};
+		colorBlend = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineColorBlendStateCreateInfo);
+			value = colorBlend;
+		};
+		dynamic = {
+			type = (single, VkPipelineDynamicStateCreateInfo);
+			value = dynamic;
+		};
+		layout = auto;
+	};
+	qfv_subpassinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_subpassinfo_t;
+		name = {
+			type = string;
+			string = name;
+		};
+		color = auto;
+		dependencies = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_dependencyinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_dependencies;
+			values = dependencies;
+		};
+		attachments = {
+			type = (single, qfv_attachmentsetinfo_t);
+			value = attachments;
+		};
+		pipelines = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_pipelines;
+			values = pipelines;
+		};
+		base_pipeline = {
+			//type = (labeledsingle, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
+			type = (single, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
+			value = base_pipeline;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_framebufferinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_framebufferinfo_t;
+		width = auto;
+		height = auto;
+		layers = auto;
+	};
+	qfv_reference_s = {
+		.name = qfv_reference_t;
+		.type = QFString;
+		.string = {
+			name = $item.string;
+			line = $item.line;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_renderpassinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_renderpassinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		attachments = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_attachmentinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_attachments;
+			values = attachments;
+		};
+		framebuffer = auto;
+		subpasses = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_subpassinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_subpasses;
+			values = subpasses;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_descriptorsetinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t;
+		flags = auto;
+		bindings = {
+			type = (array, VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding);
+			size = num_bindings;
+			values = bindings;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_computeinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_computeinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		pipelines = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_pipelineinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_pipelines;
+			values = pipelines;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_renderinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_renderinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		properties = ignore;
+		output = ignore;
+		images = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_imageinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_images;
+			values = images;
+		};
+		views = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_imageviewinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_views;
+			values = views;
+		};
+		renderpasses = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_renderpassinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_renderpasses;
+			values = renderpasses;
+		};
+		descriptorSetLayouts = {
+			type = (labeledarray, qfv_descriptorsetinfo_t, name);
+			size = num_descriptorsets;
+			values = descriptorsets;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_processinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_processinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		tasks = {
+			type = (array, qfv_taskinfo_t);
+			size = num_tasks;
+			values = tasks;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_stepinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_stepinfo_t;
+		color = auto;
+		dependencies = {
+			type = (array, qfv_reference_t);
+			size = num_dependencies;
+			values = dependencies;
+		};
+		render = {
+			type = (single, qfv_renderinfo_t);
+			value = render;
+		};
+		compute = {
+			type = (single, qfv_computeinfo_t);
+			value = compute;
+		};
+		process = {
+			type = (single, qfv_processinfo_t);
+			value = process;
+		};
+	};
+	qfv_jobinfo_s = {
+		.name = qfv_jobinfo_t;
+		steps = {
+			type = (array, qfv_stepinfo_t);
+			size = num_steps;
+			values = steps;
+		};
+	};
+};