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Create a version of the GLSL spec with GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl integrated?

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Description

Using GLSL with Vulkan requires checking both the GLSL spec and then verifying with the GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl extension what is available. Would it be possible to create a new version of the GLSL spec (maybe with a different name like was done for ESSL?) that directly integrates the Vulkan extensions and removes anything which is not usable from Vulkan?

I don't know how invasive the Vulkan changes would be to the spec if they could be done with the current `ifdef` mechanism or not?

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Research direction

Start by comparing the GLSL spec with the GL_KHR_vulkan_glsl extension, then investigate whether the existing ifdef mechanism can express the requested Vulkan-specific version. Done would be a defined proposal for a separately named spec with Vulkan-incompatible features removed or integrated.

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Assessment

Domain
computer-graphics, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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