KhronosGroup / KhronosGroup/OpenGL-Refpages

glUniform lacks double-precision variants in GL 4.x.

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Description

GL 4.x allows double-precision uniforms, but the API documentation doesn't expose the glUniform*d(v) and glUniformMatrix*dv functions.

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Research direction

Start with the GL 4.x API documentation and compare the existing glUniform entries with the variants named in the issue. Add documentation for the missing glUniformd(v) and glUniformMatrixdv functions, then verify that the generated reference pages expose all of them.

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Assessment

Domain
computer-graphics, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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