Validate HLSL file at compile time in Visual Studio

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I'm looking for an easy way of detecting errors in HLSL file at program compile time from visual studio. I want to add a custom build to my shader files that compiles them and make sure the build fail if I did something stupid like referring an undefined variable or other things that otherwise would be detected when compiling the shader in the application.

Have anyone successfully setup this before?

Solved it using fxc. Constructed a custom build step doing %25DXSDK_DIR%25\Utilities\bin\x86\fxc %(Identity) /E CSMain /T cs_5_0 /Fo $(TargetDir)/%(Identity).shader Note that the /E and /T parameters needs to take the name of the entry point and the shader type in consideration. — Laserallan, Sep 08 '11 at 23:33
+1 For the detail of the command @Laserallan! In my case I had to add quotes around `"%25DXSDK_DIR%25\Utilities\bin\x86\fxc.exe"`, but it worked. — wip, Aug 08 '14 at 08:21

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 06 '13 at 13:29

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Note that VS2012 has automatic compilation of shader files.

answered Feb 06 '13 at 13:29

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 11 '11 at 15:00

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For anyone coming by, here's a handy (and more wordy) guide on how to do it in VS2010:

http://takinginitiative.net/2011/02/19/debugging-hlsl/

answered Nov 11 '11 at 15:00

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Validate HLSL file at compile time in Visual Studio

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