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Validate runtime loading

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Use when changing runtime selection, RuntimeOptions, NativeLibraryLoader, runtime package imports, or examples that force runtime order.

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Validate runtime loading

Use this skill when a task changes runtime discovery or selection, including RuntimeOptions, RuntimeLibrary, NativeLibraryLoader, runtime targets, dependency checker behavior, or examples that set RuntimeOptions.RuntimeLibraryOrder.

Runtime surfaces to keep in sync

  • Whisper.net/LibraryLoader/RuntimeLibrary.cs
  • Whisper.net/LibraryLoader/RuntimeOptions.cs
  • Whisper.net/LibraryLoader/NativeLibraryLoader.cs
  • Whisper.net/LibraryLoader/CudaHelper.cs for CUDA-specific probing
  • tools/WhisperNetDependencyChecker/Program.cs
  • examples/MultiRuntime/Program.cs
  • README runtime package and runtime-order documentation
  • runtimes/*.nuspec and runtimes/*/*.targets when package layout changes

Current runtime order

The default order is:

Cuda, Cuda12, Vulkan, CoreML, OpenVino, Cpu, CpuNoAvx

Preserve this order unless the task intentionally changes runtime preference behavior. If the order changes, update XML docs and README text together.

Validation

With native artifacts present under runtimes/, run the dependency checker for each affected runtime:

dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- CpuNoAvx
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- Cuda
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- Cuda12
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- Vulkan
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- CoreML
dotnet run --project .\tools\WhisperNetDependencyChecker\WhisperNetDependencyChecker.csproj -- OpenVino

Then run the managed test suite:

dotnet test .\Whisper.net.slnx --logger "trx"

Only use the preview native libs shortcut when the change is managed-only and does not alter runtime package layout or native outputs.