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Microsoft Makes More Of Their DirectX Compiler Code Open-Source (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 5 hours ago by fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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That code is now part of this February 2025 DirectX Shader Compiler release as they further build-out the DXIL capabilities. Developers outside of Microsoft previously reverse-engineered the hashing algorithm while now it's officially open-source. This will help in situations like those compiling shaders for DirectX outside of Windows hosts or the selective Linux binaries Microsoft has provided in the past.

Let's goo!!!!!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25931907

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[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 13 points 4 hours ago

Chance they opened sourced it because people pretty much figured it out by reverse engineering

Does Microsoft have newer code that's still closed source, is this old code ?

Could they open source an old inefficient method while keeping the up to date efficient methods to themselves

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago

Maybe native directx on non-windows hosts????