microsoft / microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler
Support -H and -P at the same time
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Description
The -P flag runs the dxc preprocessor.
The -H flag outputs a list of all headers included. (there is also a similar-Vi option)
The -H flag is only available when running a regular dxc build.
It is not available when running only the preprocessor.
This strikes me as odd, because as far as I can tell, the information that -H produces come from the preprocessor, not from the build. The preprocessor must know about all the includes to do its job.
I am personally in a situation where I only use dxc as a preprocessor, and I need to obtain the list of included headers. I have no way of doing so without running a full build, or manually parsing the preprocessed output.
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Research direction
The issue identifies the dxc -H and -P command-line options but names no source files or tests. Start by tracing how dxc handles these options, then verify that preprocessing alone can emit the included-header list when both flags are supplied.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100