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The Modular Shader Language (MSL) is a pre-compiled shader language
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with multiple targets. It is effectively a wrapper around GLSL and
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relies on external tools to handle the main work of the compilation.
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The primary goals are:
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* Provide an environment more similar to other compiled languages,
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such as access to a preprocessor and compile-time errors that point
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to the file.
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* Allow targeting multiple platforms with different capabilities with
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the same source.
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* Relies on official and external tools as much as possible. This
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makes the language easier to extend and maintain and allows other
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third party tools, such as optimizers, to be used.
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* Allows all stages of the pipeline to be specified in the same
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source. This gives more flexibility in how you organize your source.
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* Allows for render states and sampler states to be declared in the
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shader. This gives more flexibility in client applications by
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allowing these to be set in the shader without hard-coding them in
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the application.
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* Pipeline is linked when compiling the shader modules, allowing for
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earlier checks and easier loading of shaders in the final
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application.
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