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<p>
Last updated on 20 Jan 2007.
Last updated on 17 Feb 2007.
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<p>
Contents
</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#unsup">Unsupported Features</a>
<li><a href="#impl">Implementation Notes</a>
<li><a href="#hints">Programming Hints</a>
<li><a href="#standalone">Stand-alone Compiler</a>
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<h2>Unsupported Features</h2>
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<h2>Implementation Notes</h2>
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<h2>Programming Hints</h2>
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<a name="standalone">
<h2>Stand-alone Compiler</h2>
<p>
A unique stand-alone GLSL compiler driver has been added to Mesa.
<p>
<p>
The stand-alone compiler (like a conventional command-line compiler)
is a tool that accepts Shading Language programs and emits low-level
GPU programs.
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<p>
This tool is useful for:
<p>
<ul>
<li>Inspecting GPU code to gain insight into compilation
<li>Generating initial GPU code for subsequent hand-tuning
<li>Debugging the GLSL compiler itself
</ul>
<p>
(compiler build instructions TBD)
</p>
<p>
Here's an example of using the compiler to compile a vertex shader and
emit GL_ARB_vertex_program-style instructions:
</p>
<pre>
glslcompiler --arb --linenumbers --vs vertshader.txt
</pre>
<p>
The output may look similar to this:
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<pre>
!!ARBvp1.0
0: MOV result.texcoord[0], vertex.texcoord[0];
1: DP4 temp0.x, state.matrix.mvp.row[0], vertex.position;
2: DP4 temp0.y, state.matrix.mvp.row[1], vertex.position;
3: DP4 temp0.z, state.matrix.mvp.row[2], vertex.position;
4: DP4 temp0.w, state.matrix.mvp.row[3], vertex.position;
5: MOV result.position, temp0;
6: END
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<p>
Note that some shading language constructs (such as uniform and varying
variables) aren't expressible in ARB or NV-style programs.
Therefore, the resulting output is not always legal by definition of
those program languages.
</p>
<p>
Also note that this compiler driver is still under development.
Over time, the correctness of the GPU programs, with respect to the ARB
and NV languagues, should improve.
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