microsoft / microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler
[202x][0004] Error on cbuffer initializer
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Description
In DXC, cbuffer initializers have always been ignored. As per [0004] - 202x Removals, cbuffer initializers are officially removed in HLSL 202x. Initializing a variable in a cbuffer should produce an error.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
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Research direction
Read proposal 0004 to confirm the HLSL 202x requirement, then trace DXC's semantic-analysis path for cbuffer declarations and existing diagnostics. The issue names no source file or test, so first locate the relevant compiler tests; done means a cbuffer initializer produces an error in HLSL 202x.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100