are const variables optimized?

[canuckle]

I know this is probably highly driver dependent, but would this ever be optimized (by not actually copying gl_Vertex):


void main()
{
const vec4 vec4Pos = gl_Vertex;

...
}btw, the reason I do this is to use built-in attributes for non-standard reasons (as opposed to using user-defined attributes).

[Humus]

That will be optimized for sure (on ATI anyway, don't know about other IHVs).

[canuckle]

sweet, thanks!

[Frogblast]

canukle, that code is incorrect. You are declaring a variable const, and then assigning to it. It isn't const at all.

The GLSL compiler on Mac OS X (used for ATI, NV, Intel, and Software renderers), will fail to compile that shader. Any compiler that succeeds is broken.

Assuming the const is removed, a simple assignment like that will ineeded be optimized away.

[Humus]

Yes, it fails to compile on ATI for that reason. Removing the const it works and I verified that it indeed optimizes that away as expected.