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Custom attributes don't work if position not set
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Description
Kind of an edge case but if you have a shader which uses a custom attribute, it won't work if the position attribute is not used (e.g. position needs to have a dummy referencing it in the body so it compiles with a location).
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the shader case described in the issue: a custom attribute with no position attribute reference. Trace the C++ shader and attribute handling involved, then verify that custom attributes work without requiring a dummy position reference.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100