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copying ofShader does not create a new GL shader (in 0.7.4)

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Description

If you assign an ofShader to another ofShader and the original ofShader gets destructed, the GL program will be unloaded and it won't be reloaded by the new ofShader.

Fix would be to write an ofShader copy constructor (assignment operator?) to handle this case.

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Research direction

Start by locating the ofShader copy and assignment implementations and the code that unloads its GL program. Reproduce assigning one ofShader to another, destroy the original, and verify that the remaining shader still retains or reloads a usable GL program.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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