diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile_shaders_in_examples.sh b/.github/workflows/compile_shaders_in_examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..50b0df0b233d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile_shaders_in_examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for f in examples/sokol/*/ ; do 
+    echo "compiling shaders for $f ...";
+    time ./v shader $f;
+	echo "done";
+done;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
index 7a8a3bd1a24924..43cda690a9b19d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/other_ci.yml
@@ -102,18 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Shader examples can be built
         run: |
-          wget https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin/raw/6b84ea387a323db9e8e17f5abed2b254a6e409fe/bin/linux/sokol-shdc
-          chmod +x ./sokol-shdc
-          for f in examples/sokol/02_cubes_glsl/cube_glsl \
-              examples/sokol/03_march_tracing_glsl/rt_glsl \
-              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_puppy \
-              examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl_march \
-              examples/sokol/05_instancing_glsl/rt_glsl_instancing \
-              examples/sokol/06_obj_viewer/gouraud \
-              ; do \
-              echo "compiling shader $f.glsl ..."; \
-              ./sokol-shdc --input $f.glsl --output $f.h --slang glsl330 ; \
-          done
+          .github/workflows/compile_shaders_in_examples.sh
           ./v should-compile-all examples/sokol/*.v examples/sokol/0?*/*.v
 
   parser-silent:
diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
index efa37c21a6cef3..18133c90bc7dba 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ pub fn new_test_session(_vargs string, will_compile bool) TestSession {
 			// These examples need .h files that are produced from the supplied .glsl files,
 			// using by the shader compiler tools in https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin/archive/pre-feb2021-api-changes.tar.gz
 			skip_files << 'examples/sokol/simple_shader_glsl/simple_shader.v'
+			skip_files << 'examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.v'
 			skip_files << 'examples/sokol/02_cubes_glsl/cube_glsl.v'
 			skip_files << 'examples/sokol/03_march_tracing_glsl/rt_glsl.v'
 			skip_files << 'examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl.v'
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vgret.defaults.toml b/cmd/tools/vgret.defaults.toml
index 4039eda253d595..1537d73d28871a 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vgret.defaults.toml
+++ b/cmd/tools/vgret.defaults.toml
@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@
 # 'examples/sokol/04_multi_shader_glsl/rt_glsl.v',  // Inaccurate captures
 # 'examples/sokol/05_instancing_glsl/rt_glsl.v',    // Inaccurate captures
 # 'examples/sokol/06_obj_viewer/show_obj.v',        // Inaccurate captures
+# 'examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.v',                       // Inaccurate captures
diff --git a/examples/sokol/clear.v b/examples/sokol/clear.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..63956e2aa029ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sokol/clear.v
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// This example shows how to clear your window on each frame, with a different color, using a Sokol pass.
+// It is ported from https://github.com/floooh/sokol-samples/blob/master/sapp/clear-sapp.c .
+import sokol.gfx
+import sokol.sapp
+
+fn frame(mut action gfx.PassAction) {
+	g := f32(action.colors[0].clear_value.g + 0.01)
+	action.colors[0].clear_value.g = if g > 1.0 { 0 } else { g }
+	gfx.begin_pass(sapp.create_default_pass(action))
+	gfx.end_pass()
+	gfx.commit()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	action := gfx.create_clear_pass_action(1.0, 0, 0, 1.0)
+	sapp.run(
+		window_title: c'Clear (sokol app)'
+		width: 400
+		height: 300
+		init_cb: || gfx.setup(sapp.create_desc())
+		cleanup_cb: || gfx.shutdown()
+		frame_userdata_cb: frame
+		user_data: &action
+	)
+}
diff --git a/examples/sokol/sdf/.gitignore b/examples/sokol/sdf/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..972293d4a9587c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sokol/sdf/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+sdf-sapp.c
+sdf.h
diff --git a/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.glsl b/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9bca7355b7cdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  Signed-distance-field raymarching shaders, see:
+//  https://iquilezles.org/articles/mandelbulb
+//  https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ltfSWn
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+//--- vertex shader
+@vs vs
+uniform vs_params {
+    float aspect;
+    float time;
+};
+in vec4 position;
+
+out vec2 pos;
+out vec3 eye;
+out vec3 up;
+out vec3 right;
+out vec3 fwd;
+
+// compute eye position (orbit around center)
+vec3 eye_pos(float time, vec3 center) {
+    return center + vec3(sin(time * 0.05) * 3.0, sin(time * 0.1) * 2.0, cos(time * 0.05) * 3.0);
+}
+
+// a lookat function
+void lookat(vec3 eye, vec3 center, vec3 up, out vec3 out_fwd, out vec3 out_right, out vec3 out_up) {
+    out_fwd = normalize(center - eye);
+    out_right = normalize(cross(out_fwd, up));
+    out_up = cross(out_right, out_fwd);
+}
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = position;
+    pos.x = position.x * aspect;
+    pos.y = position.y;
+    const vec3 center = vec3(0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    const vec3 up_vec = vec3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+    eye = eye_pos(time * 5, center);
+    lookat(eye, center, up_vec, fwd, right, up);
+}
+@end
+
+//--- fragment shader
+@fs fs
+in vec2 pos;
+in vec3 eye;
+in vec3 up;
+in vec3 right;
+in vec3 fwd;
+
+out vec4 frag_color;
+
+float sd_sphere(vec3 p, float s) {
+    return length(p) - s;
+}
+
+float sd_mandelbulb(vec3 p, out vec4 res_color) {
+    vec3 w = p;
+    float m = dot(w,w);
+
+    vec4 trap = vec4(abs(w),m);
+    float dz = 1.0;
+
+    for( int i=0; i<4; i++ ) {
+        float m2 = m*m;
+        float m4 = m2*m2;
+        dz = 8.0*sqrt(m4*m2*m)*dz + 1.0;
+
+        float x = w.x; float x2 = x*x; float x4 = x2*x2;
+        float y = w.y; float y2 = y*y; float y4 = y2*y2;
+        float z = w.z; float z2 = z*z; float z4 = z2*z2;
+
+        float k3 = x2 + z2;
+        float k2 = inversesqrt( k3*k3*k3*k3*k3*k3*k3 );
+        float k1 = x4 + y4 + z4 - 6.0*y2*z2 - 6.0*x2*y2 + 2.0*z2*x2;
+        float k4 = x2 - y2 + z2;
+
+        w.x = p.x +  64.0*x*y*z*(x2-z2)*k4*(x4-6.0*x2*z2+z4)*k1*k2;
+        w.y = p.y + -16.0*y2*k3*k4*k4 + k1*k1;
+        w.z = p.z +  -8.0*y*k4*(x4*x4 - 28.0*x4*x2*z2 + 70.0*x4*z4 - 28.0*x2*z2*z4 + z4*z4)*k1*k2;
+
+        trap = min( trap, vec4(abs(w),m) );
+
+        m = dot(w,w);
+        if( m > 256.0 ) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    res_color = vec4(m,trap.yzw);
+    return 0.25*log(m)*sqrt(m)/dz;
+}
+
+float d_scene(vec3 p, out vec4 res_color) {
+    float d = sd_sphere(p, 1.1);
+    if (d < 0.1) {
+        d = sd_mandelbulb(p, res_color);
+    }
+    else {
+        res_color = vec4(0.0);
+    }
+    return d;
+}
+
+// surface normal estimation
+vec3 surface_normal(vec3 p, float dp) {
+    const float eps = 0.001;
+    const vec2 d = vec2(eps, 0);
+    vec4 tra;
+    float x = d_scene(p + d.xyy, tra) - dp;
+    float y = d_scene(p + d.yxy, tra) - dp;
+    float z = d_scene(p + d.yyx, tra) - dp;
+    return normalize(vec3(x, y, z));
+}
+
+vec3 calc_color(vec3 ro, vec3 rd, float t, vec4 tra) {
+    const vec3 light1 = vec3( 0.577, 0.577, -0.577);
+    const vec3 light2 = vec3(-0.707, 0.000,  0.707);
+
+    vec3 pos = ro + rd * t;
+    vec3 nrm = surface_normal(pos, t);
+    vec3 hal = normalize(light1 - rd);
+    float occ = clamp(0.05 * log(tra.x), 0.0, 1.0);
+    float fac = clamp(1.0 + dot(rd, nrm), 0.0, 1.0);
+
+    // sun
+    float dif1 = clamp(dot( light1, nrm), 0.0, 1.0);
+    float spe1 = pow(clamp(dot(nrm, hal), 0.0, 1.0), 32.0 )*dif1*(0.04+0.96*pow(clamp(1.0-dot(hal,light1),0.0,1.0),5.0));
+    // bounce
+    float dif2 = clamp( 0.5 + 0.5*dot( light2, nrm ), 0.0, 1.0 )*occ;
+    // sky
+    float dif3 = (0.7+0.3*nrm.y)*(0.2+0.8*occ);
+
+    vec3 col = vec3(0.01);
+    col = mix(col, vec3(0.10,0.20,0.30), clamp(tra.y,0.0,1.0) );
+    col = mix(col, vec3(0.02,0.10,0.30), clamp(tra.z*tra.z,0.0,1.0) );
+    col = mix(col, vec3(0.30,0.10,0.02), clamp(pow(tra.w,6.0),0.0,1.0) );
+
+    vec3 lin = vec3(0.0);
+         lin += 7.0*vec3(1.50,1.10,0.70)*dif1;
+         lin += 4.0*vec3(0.25,0.20,0.15)*dif2;
+         lin += 1.5*vec3(0.10,0.20,0.30)*dif3;
+         lin += 2.5*vec3(0.35,0.30,0.25)*(0.05+0.95*occ); // ambient
+         lin += 4.0*fac*occ; // fake SSS
+    col *= lin;
+    col = pow( col, vec3(0.7,0.9,1.0)); // fake SSS
+    col += spe1*15.0;
+
+    // gamma
+    col = sqrt(col);
+
+    return col;
+}
+
+void main() {
+    const float epsilon = 0.001;
+    const float focal_length = 1.8;
+
+    vec3 ray_origin = eye + fwd * focal_length + right * pos.x + up * pos.y;
+    vec3 ray_direction = normalize(ray_origin - eye);
+
+    vec4 tra;
+    vec4 color = vec4(0.10,0.20,0.30,1.0);
+    float t = 0.0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 96; i++) {
+        vec3 p = ray_origin + ray_direction * t;
+        float d = d_scene(p, tra);
+        if (d < epsilon) {
+            color.xyz = calc_color(p, ray_direction, d, tra);
+            break;
+        }
+        else {
+            color.xyz += vec3(0.003, 0.001, 0.0) * i;
+        }
+        if (t > 3) {
+            break;
+        }
+        t += d;
+    }
+    frag_color = color;
+}
+@end
+
+@program sdf vs fs
diff --git a/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.v b/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.v
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d8c09f6b05025e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sokol/sdf/sdf.v
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// A Signed Distance Field rendering demo, ported from https://github.com/floooh/sokol-samples/blob/master/sapp/sdf-sapp.c
+// which in turn is based on https://iquilezles.org/articles/mandelbulb/ and https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ltfSWn
+import sokol.sapp
+import sokol.gfx
+
+#include "@VMODROOT/sdf.h" # It should be generated with `v shader .`
+
+fn C.sdf_shader_desc(gfx.Backend) &gfx.ShaderDesc
+
+@[packed]
+struct C.vs_params_t {
+mut:
+	aspect f32
+	time   f32
+}
+
+struct State {
+mut:
+	pip     gfx.Pipeline
+	bind    gfx.Bindings
+	paction gfx.PassAction
+	params  C.vs_params_t
+}
+
+fn init(mut state State) {
+	gfx.setup(sapp.create_desc())
+
+	fsq_verts := [f32(-1.0), -3.0, 3.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0]!
+	state.bind.vertex_buffers[0] = gfx.make_buffer(gfx.BufferDesc{
+		label: c'fsq vertices'
+		data: unsafe { gfx.Range{&fsq_verts[0], sizeof(fsq_verts)} }
+	})
+
+	mut pipeline := gfx.PipelineDesc{}
+	pipeline.layout.attrs[C.ATTR_vs_position].format = .float2
+	pipeline.shader = gfx.make_shader(C.sdf_shader_desc(gfx.query_backend()))
+	state.pip = gfx.make_pipeline(&pipeline)
+
+	// No need to clear the window, since the shader will overwrite the whole framebuffer
+	state.paction.colors[0].load_action = .dontcare
+}
+
+fn frame(mut state State) {
+	w, h := sapp.width(), sapp.height()
+	state.params.time += f32(sapp.frame_duration())
+	state.params.aspect = f32(w) / f32(h)
+	gfx.begin_pass(sapp.create_default_pass(state.paction))
+	gfx.apply_pipeline(state.pip)
+	gfx.apply_bindings(state.bind)
+	gfx.apply_uniforms(.vs, C.SLOT_vs_params, unsafe { gfx.Range{&state.params, sizeof(state.params)} })
+	gfx.draw(0, 3, 1)
+	gfx.end_pass()
+	gfx.commit()
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	sapp.run(sapp.Desc{
+		window_title: c'SDF Rendering'
+		width: 512
+		height: 512
+		frame_userdata_cb: frame
+		init_userdata_cb: init
+		cleanup_cb: gfx.shutdown
+		icon: sapp.IconDesc{
+			sokol_default: true
+		}
+		user_data: &State{}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/examples/sokol/sdf/v.mod b/examples/sokol/sdf/v.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6
diff --git a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_structs.c.v b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_structs.c.v
index 14da83931c370c..64bd2fe39cd556 100644
--- a/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_structs.c.v
+++ b/vlib/sokol/sapp/sapp_structs.c.v
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub type ImageDesc = C.sapp_image_desc
 
 @[typedef]
 pub struct C.sapp_icon_desc {
+pub:
 	sokol_default bool
 	images        [max_iconimages]ImageDesc
 }