<html> <head> <base href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" /> </head> <body> <div> <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED NOTOURBUG - Second Life shaders fail to compile" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71591#c5">Comment # 5</a> on <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_RESOLVED bz_closed" title="RESOLVED NOTOURBUG - Second Life shaders fail to compile" href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71591">bug 71591</a> from <a class="email" href="mailto:sonichedgehog_hyperblast00@yahoo.com" title="MirceaKitsune <sonichedgehog_hyperblast00@yahoo.com>"> MirceaKitsune</a> <pre>Although I'm not a driver developer and have little technical expertise here, I've gotten a better understanding of the issue. I can see why Mesa deems such shaders as invalid, given the statement is not placed correctly and it is bad writing. However, I believe the Mesa developers should consider that many applications have shaders written this way, with developers who might not care to fix them. Failing with an error here will condemn those with the free drivers to be unable to run what those with the proprietary drivers can. Yes, Mesa's approach is technically correct, the writing is bad and shouldn't be supported... but users of many programs with bad shaders have to suffer the consequences, which I don't think is right. My personal suggestion is to not fail with an error, but print a big warning in the console to let people know the shaders are written poorly. I believe this is a fair approach, and a compromise Mesa can make for the sake of compatibility. Please consider it.</pre> </div> <hr> You are receiving this mail because: <ul> <li>You are the assignee for the bug.</li> </ul> </body> </html>