A hardware-aware debugger for the OpenGL shading language

The enormous flexibility of the modern GPU rendering pipeline as well as the availability of high-level shader languages have led to an increased demand for sophisticated programming tools. As the application domain for GPU-based algorithms extends beyond traditional computer graphics, shader programs become more and more complex. The turn-around time for debugging, profiling, and optimizing GPU-based algorithms is now a critical factor in application development which is not addressed adequately by the tools available. In this paper we present a generic, minimal intrusive, and application-transparent solution for debugging OpenGL Shading

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: EGH
• Authors: Magnus Strengert, Thomas Klein, Thomas Ertl
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, EGH 2007, GPU Rendering Pipeline, GPU-based Algorithms, Sophisticated Programming Tools