ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM(3)

💅 ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM(3) 💅

okay so this page is from the Library Functions Manual for the Allegro 5 API, and it's giving “which shader language are we even speaking?” vibes. Your bestie is about to explain ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM, no cap. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM — Allegro 5 API.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>

typedef enum ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM;

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM is the underlying platform that ALLEGRO_SHADER(3) is built on top of. It literally dictates which language you use to program the shader — iconic, honestly. 💅

Here are the platform values, bestie:

• ALLEGRO_SHADER_AUTO — picks a platform automatically based on the current display flags. auto-magic ✨
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_GLSL — OpenGL Shading Language.
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_HLSL — High Level Shader Language (for Direct3D).
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_AUTO_MINIMAL — like ALLEGRO_SHADER_AUTO, but it picks a more minimal implementation that may not support alpha testing. lowkey a heads-up, bestie 🫶
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_GLSL_MINIMAL — minimal GLSL shader.
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_HLSL_MINIMAL — minimal HLSL shader.
• ALLEGRO_SHADER_HLSL_SM_3_0 — HLSL shader using shader model 3_0.

🎀 SINCE 🎀

5.1.0

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🎀 sign-off from the Allegro reference manual, page ALLEGRO_SHADER_PLATFORM(3) — the footer has no date listed, so I’m not inventing one, fr fr. 💖