diff --git a/vulkano-shaders/Cargo.toml b/vulkano-shaders/Cargo.toml
index b0d38f18..736eb3b8 100644
--- a/vulkano-shaders/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vulkano-shaders/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ name = "vulkano-shaders"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Pierre Krieger <pierre.krieger1708@gmail.com>"]
 
-[dev-dependencies]
+[dependencies]
 glsl-to-spirv = { path = "../glsl-to-spirv" }
diff --git a/vulkano-shaders/src/lib.rs b/vulkano-shaders/src/lib.rs
index 5b04c738..cd3dc7b0 100644
--- a/vulkano-shaders/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vulkano-shaders/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,48 @@
+extern crate glsl_to_spirv;
+
 use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Error as IoError;
 use std::io::Read;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 pub use parse::ParseError;
+pub use glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType;
 
 mod enums;
 mod parse;
 
+pub fn build_glsl_shaders<'a, I>(shaders: I)
+    where I: IntoIterator<Item = (&'a str, ShaderType)>
+{
+    let dest = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
+    let dest = Path::new(&dest);
+
+    for (shader, ty) in shaders {
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", shader);
+        let shader = Path::new(shader);
+
+        let shader_content = {
+            let mut s = String::new();
+            File::open(shader).expect("failed to open shader").read_to_string(&mut s)
+                              .expect("failed to read shader content");
+            s
+        };
+
+        let out_file = dest.join("shaders").join(shader);
+        fs::create_dir_all(&dest.join("shaders")).unwrap();
+        let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("shaders").join(shader))
+                                                        .expect("failed to open shader output");
+
+        let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(&shader_content, ty).unwrap();
+        let output = reflect("Shader", content).unwrap();
+        write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn reflect<R>(name: &str, mut spirv: R) -> Result<String, Error>
     where R: Read
 {
diff --git a/vulkano/Cargo.toml b/vulkano/Cargo.toml
index 553182f9..282abf84 100644
--- a/vulkano/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vulkano/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ lazy_static = "0.1.15"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 vk-sys = { path = "../vk-sys" }
-glsl-to-spirv = { path = "../glsl-to-spirv" }
 vulkano-shaders = { path = "../vulkano-shaders" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/vulkano/build.rs b/vulkano/build.rs
index fc8b33b9..3dc71c92 100644
--- a/vulkano/build.rs
+++ b/vulkano/build.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-extern crate glsl_to_spirv;
 extern crate vulkano_shaders;
 extern crate vk_sys;
 
@@ -17,46 +16,13 @@ fn main() {
     let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("vk_bindings.rs")).unwrap();
     vk_sys::write_bindings(&mut file_output).unwrap();
 
-    write_examples();
-}
-
-fn write_examples() {
-    let dest = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
-    let dest = Path::new(&dest);
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-triangle_vs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/triangle_vs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/triangle_vs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Vertex).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("TriangleShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-triangle_fs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/triangle_fs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/triangle_fs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Fragment).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("TriangleShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-teapot_vs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/teapot_vs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/teapot_vs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Vertex).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("TeapotShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-teapot_fs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/teapot_fs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/teapot_fs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Fragment).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("TeapotShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-image_vs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/image_vs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/image_vs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Vertex).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("ImageShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
-
-    let mut file_output = File::create(&dest.join("examples-image_fs.rs")).unwrap();
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=examples/image_fs.glsl");
-    let content = glsl_to_spirv::compile(include_str!("examples/image_fs.glsl"), glsl_to_spirv::ShaderType::Fragment).unwrap();
-    let output = vulkano_shaders::reflect("ImageShader", content).unwrap();
-    write!(file_output, "{}", output).unwrap();
+    // building the shaders used in the examples
+    vulkano_shaders::build_glsl_shaders([
+        ("examples/triangle_vs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Vertex),
+        ("examples/triangle_fs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Fragment),
+        ("examples/teapot_vs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Vertex),
+        ("examples/teapot_fs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Fragment),
+        ("examples/image_vs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Vertex),
+        ("examples/image_fs.glsl", vulkano_shaders::ShaderType::Fragment),
+    ].iter().cloned());
 }
diff --git a/vulkano/examples/image.rs b/vulkano/examples/image.rs
index cc5f0e34..5837acfb 100644
--- a/vulkano/examples/image.rs
+++ b/vulkano/examples/image.rs
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ fn main() {
     }
 
 
-    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-image_vs.rs")} }
-    let vs = vs::ImageShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
-    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-image_fs.rs")} }
-    let fs = fs::ImageShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/image_vs.glsl")} }
+    let vs = vs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/image_fs.glsl")} }
+    let fs = fs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
 
     let renderpass = single_pass_renderpass!{
         device: &device,
diff --git a/vulkano/examples/teapot.rs b/vulkano/examples/teapot.rs
index 2f31c7b1..a5716709 100644
--- a/vulkano/examples/teapot.rs
+++ b/vulkano/examples/teapot.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ fn main() {
         mapping.1 = proj.into();
     }
 
-    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-teapot_vs.rs")} }
-    let vs = vs::TeapotShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
-    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-teapot_fs.rs")} }
-    let fs = fs::TeapotShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/teapot_vs.glsl")} }
+    let vs = vs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/teapot_fs.glsl")} }
+    let fs = fs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
 
     let images = images.into_iter().map(|image| {
         let image = image.transition(vulkano::image::Layout::PresentSrc, &cb_pool,
diff --git a/vulkano/examples/triangle.rs b/vulkano/examples/triangle.rs
index 6fd5eeef..77de7fc2 100644
--- a/vulkano/examples/triangle.rs
+++ b/vulkano/examples/triangle.rs
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ fn main() {
     // can now use to load the shader.
     //
     // Because of some restrictions with the `include!` macro, we need to use a module.
-    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-triangle_vs.rs")} }
-    let vs = vs::TriangleShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
-    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/examples-triangle_fs.rs")} }
-    let fs = fs::TriangleShader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod vs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/triangle_vs.glsl")} }
+    let vs = vs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
+    mod fs { include!{concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/shaders/examples/triangle_fs.glsl")} }
+    let fs = fs::Shader::load(&device).expect("failed to create shader module");
 
     // At this point, OpenGL initialization would be finished. However in Vulkan it is not. OpenGL
     // implicitely does a lot of computation whenever you draw. In Vulkan, you have to do all this