microsoft / microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler
[202x][0018] Implement user-defined conversion functions
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Description
TC57 has adopted proposal 0018 - user defined conversion functions. We should implement this in DXC.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading TC57 proposal 0018, then inspect the DXC compiler architecture to identify the language-semantics and code-generation entry points involved. Done means DXC implements the proposal's user-defined conversion functions with suitable validation against the proposal's requirements.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100