enabling shader gen

build/program.zig

@@ -157,6 +157,11 @@ pub const Program = struct {
         return lib;
     }
 
+    pub fn generateStaticShaders(self: *@This()) *std.Build.Module {
+        const loadStatics = self.buildSystem.generateInstallStaticResources(self.name, "content/_shaders") catch unreachable;
+        return loadStatics;
+    }
+
     // spec is linked in both the base trampoline
     pub fn compileInstall(self: *@This()) *std.Build.Step.Compile {
         const bEngine = self.buildSystem.bEngine;
@@ -185,6 +190,10 @@ pub const Program = struct {
             exe.root_module.addImport("platform", platform);
         }
 
+        if (self.opts.static_build) {
+            exe.root_module.addImport().addImport("staticShaderLoader", self.generateStaticShaders());
+        }
+
         const gameModule = self.makeGameModule();
         const gameApi = self.makeGameApi();
         gameModule.root_module.addImport("backlog", gameApi);

buildgen/generateEmbeddedShaders.zig

@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     var ast = try std.zig.Ast.parse(allocator, @as([:0]const u8, @ptrCast(writer.items[0 .. writer.items.len - 1])), .zig);
 
-    // std.debug.print("output=\n{s}", .{content.items[0 .. content.items.len - 1]});
     defer ast.deinit(allocator);
     const out = try ast.renderAlloc(allocator);
 
+    std.debug.print("output=\n{s}", .{out});
     // Write the content to the file
     try file.writeAll(out);
 }

engine/core/build.zig

@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .root_module = b.createModule(.{
             .target = target,
             .optimize = optimize,
+            .link_libc = true,
             .root_source_file = b.path("tests/tests.zig"),
         }),
+        .use_llvm = true,
     });
 
     const sampleGameExtern = b.addLibrary(.{
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             .target = target,
         }),
         .linkage = .dynamic,
+        .use_llvm = true,
         .name = "external",
     });
     sampleGameExtern.root_module.addImport("core", mod);

engine/main2.zig

@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ pub fn startEngine(spec: *core.SpecVariantMap) bool {
 
     if (comptime core.BuildOption("static_build")) {
         core.engine_log("static build, using embedded shaders", .{});
-        // const loader = @import("staticShaderLoader");
-        // loader.installStaticResources() catch return false;
+        const loader = @import("staticShaderLoader");
+        loader.installStaticResources() catch return false;
     }
 
     core.start_module(spec, args, allocator) catch return false;

engine/modulelaunch.zig

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub export fn startup_module(p_allocator: *anyopaque, p_a: ?*anyopaque) bool {
                     defer z1.End();
                     core.engine_logs("starting module >>>> " ++ feature ++ " <<<<");
                     core.tracy.Message(Struct.Module.name);
-                    Struct.start_module(spec, args, allocator) catch return false;
+                    Struct.start_module(spec, args, allocator) catch @panic("start_module failed");
 
                     if (core.MemoryTracker.MTGet()) |_| {
                         core.MemoryTracker.MTPrintStatsDelta();

lib/packer/src/packerfs.zig

@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ pub const PackerFS = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn installFileBytesMount(self: *@This(), path: []const u8, fileBytes: []align(8) u8, embedded: bool) !?PackerBytesMapping {
+        std.debug.print("mounting file path {s}\n", .{path});
+
         const pakMountIndex = self.pakMountings.items.len;
         try self.pakMountings.append(self.allocator, .{
             .filePath = try self.stringAlloc().dupe(u8, path),