[Feat] (ShaderTranspiler, DirectGLES): support noperspective conformantly instead of stripping it - let the qualifier reach glslang as the core SPIR-V NoPerspective decoration (native on DirectVulkan; SPIRV-Cross emits ESSL noperspective + GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation on DirectGLES), and for GLES devices lacking that extension add StripNoPerspectivePass to drop the decoration and fall back to smooth; the old naked substring erase discarded the interpolation shader packs need and mangled identifiers containing the word

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/LowerDrawParametersPass.cpp
     MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/RebaseInstanceIndexPass.cpp
     MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripUboMemberRelaxedPrecisionPass.cpp
+    MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.cpp
 
     MobileGL/MG_Util/BackendLoaders/OpenGL/Loader.cpp
     MobileGL/MG_Util/BackendLoaders/Vulkan/Loader.cpp

MobileGL/MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.cpp

@@ -2790,6 +2790,20 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Backend::DirectGLES {
                     effectiveSpirv = &uboPrecisionSpirv;
                 }
 
+                // noperspective is core desktop GLSL and reaches here as the SPIR-V NoPerspective
+                // decoration. SPIRV-Cross renders it as ESSL `noperspective` + `#extension
+                // GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation : require`; on a driver without that
+                // extension the require fails, so strip the decoration first and let the varying
+                // fall back to smooth interpolation. Devices that have the extension keep the
+                // decoration and get true screen-linear interpolation.
+                Vector<unsigned int> noperspectiveSpirv;
+                if (!g_GLESCapabilities.SupportsNoperspectiveInterpolation &&
+                    MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler::ShaderCompiler::StripNoPerspectiveForEssl(
+                        *effectiveSpirv, noperspectiveSpirv) &&
+                    !noperspectiveSpirv.empty()) {
+                    effectiveSpirv = &noperspectiveSpirv;
+                }
+
                 MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler::SpvcSession spvcSession(*effectiveSpirv,
                     MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler::SessionUsageBit::Transpile);
 

MobileGL/MG_Test/Program/ProgramUtilTest.cpp

@@ -1089,6 +1089,174 @@ TEST_F(ProgramUtilTest, CompileFragmentShaderWithDiscard) {
     }
 }
 
+// noperspective is core desktop GLSL (1.30+) and maps to the SPIR-V NoPerspective decoration. It must
+// reach glslang (not be stripped as text) so the SPIR-V carries the decoration; SPIRV-Cross then emits
+// ESSL `noperspective` + the GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation extension. Shader packs
+// (Iris/Complementary) depend on it, and KHR-GL33.glsl_noperspective fails if the result matches
+// smooth. This is the DirectGLES path with the NV extension available (SPIRV-Cross's default).
+TEST_F(ProgramUtilTest, NoperspectiveInterpolationSurvivesToEssl) {
+    using namespace MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler;
+
+    String fs = R"(#version 330 core
+noperspective in vec4 vColor;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+void main() { fragColor = vColor; }
+)";
+    ShaderAttrib attrib{.shaderType = GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, .sourceStr = fs};
+    auto res = ShaderCompiler::CompileShader(attrib);
+    if (!res) FAIL() << "compile errc: " << res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << res.error().log;
+
+    ProgramAttrib programAttrib{.shaders = {res.value()}};
+    auto program_res = ShaderCompiler::LinkProgram(programAttrib);
+    if (!program_res) FAIL() << "link errc: " << program_res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << program_res.error().log;
+
+    ProgramBinaryAttrib binaryAttrib{.shaderTypes = {GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER}, .program = *program_res.value()};
+    auto bin_res = ShaderCompiler::GetSpirvBinaryFromProgram(binaryAttrib);
+    if (!bin_res) FAIL() << "spirv errc: " << bin_res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << bin_res.error().log;
+    ASSERT_EQ(bin_res.value().size(), 1u);
+
+    SpvcSession session(bin_res.value()[0], SessionUsageBit::Transpile);
+    auto essl = ShaderCompiler::DecompileShader(session);
+    if (!essl) FAIL() << "decompile errc: " << essl.error().errc << "\nlog: " << essl.error().log;
+
+    EXPECT_NE(essl.value().find("noperspective"), String::npos)
+        << "noperspective was lost before it reached SPIR-V:\n" << essl.value();
+    EXPECT_NE(essl.value().find("GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation"), String::npos)
+        << "SPIRV-Cross must require the NV extension for ES noperspective:\n" << essl.value();
+}
+
+// The old handling was a naked substring erase of "noperspective", so any identifier that merely
+// contained those characters (a uniform named noperspectiveBlend, say) got mangled. Removing the
+// strip fixes it - glslang, which is identifier-aware, is the only thing that should see the keyword.
+TEST_F(ProgramUtilTest, PreprocessDoesNotCorruptIdentifiersContainingNoperspective) {
+    using namespace MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler;
+
+    String source = R"(#version 330 core
+uniform float noperspectiveBlend;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+void main() { fragColor = vec4(noperspectiveBlend); }
+)";
+    PreprocessShaderSource(ShaderStage::Fragment, source);
+    EXPECT_NE(source.find("noperspectiveBlend"), String::npos)
+        << "identifier was corrupted by substring stripping:\n" << source;
+}
+
+// The DirectGLES fallback for devices without GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation: stripping the
+// NoPerspective decoration makes SPIRV-Cross emit a plain smooth varying with no `#extension … :
+// require`, so the shader still compiles (rendering as smooth) instead of being rejected by the driver.
+TEST_F(ProgramUtilTest, StripNoPerspectiveFallbackProducesPlainEssl) {
+    using namespace MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler;
+
+    String fs = R"(#version 330 core
+noperspective in vec4 vColor;
+out vec4 fragColor;
+void main() { fragColor = vColor; }
+)";
+    ShaderAttrib attrib{.shaderType = GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER, .sourceStr = fs};
+    auto res = ShaderCompiler::CompileShader(attrib);
+    if (!res) FAIL() << "compile errc: " << res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << res.error().log;
+
+    ProgramAttrib programAttrib{.shaders = {res.value()}};
+    auto program_res = ShaderCompiler::LinkProgram(programAttrib);
+    if (!program_res) FAIL() << "link errc: " << program_res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << program_res.error().log;
+
+    ProgramBinaryAttrib binaryAttrib{.shaderTypes = {GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER}, .program = *program_res.value()};
+    auto bin_res = ShaderCompiler::GetSpirvBinaryFromProgram(binaryAttrib);
+    if (!bin_res) FAIL() << "spirv errc: " << bin_res.error().errc << "\nlog: " << bin_res.error().log;
+    ASSERT_EQ(bin_res.value().size(), 1u);
+
+    // Precondition: with the decoration present the default decompile requires the NV extension.
+    {
+        SpvcSession session(bin_res.value()[0], SessionUsageBit::Transpile);
+        auto essl = ShaderCompiler::DecompileShader(session);
+        if (!essl) FAIL() << "decompile errc: " << essl.error().errc;
+        ASSERT_NE(essl.value().find("noperspective"), String::npos) << essl.value();
+    }
+
+    // The fallback strips the decoration -> plain smooth ESSL, no extension require.
+    Vector<Uint32> stripped;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ShaderCompiler::StripNoPerspectiveForEssl(bin_res.value()[0], stripped));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(stripped.empty());
+
+    SpvcSession session(stripped, SessionUsageBit::Transpile);
+    auto essl = ShaderCompiler::DecompileShader(session);
+    if (!essl) FAIL() << "decompile errc: " << essl.error().errc << "\nlog: " << essl.error().log;
+    EXPECT_EQ(essl.value().find("noperspective"), String::npos)
+        << "the decoration should be gone:\n" << essl.value();
+    EXPECT_EQ(essl.value().find("GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation"), String::npos)
+        << "no extension require without the decoration:\n" << essl.value();
+}
+
+// Directly exercises BOTH decoration forms StripNoPerspectivePass handles: a plain-variable
+// OpDecorate NoPerspective (in-operand 1) and an interface-block-member OpMemberDecorate NoPerspective
+// (in-operand 2). The ESSL round-trip tests above use only a scalar input, so they never reach the
+// member-decorate branch, which a block varying like `in Block { noperspective vec4 c; }` (common in
+// shader packs) produces. Unrelated decorations (Flat, Location) must survive untouched.
+TEST_F(ProgramUtilTest, StripNoPerspectivePassRemovesBothDecorateForms) {
+    using namespace MG_Util::ShaderTranspiler;
+
+    const String spirvText = R"(
+               OpCapability Shader
+               OpMemoryModel Logical GLSL450
+               OpEntryPoint Fragment %main "main" %plainVar %blockVar %flatVar
+               OpExecutionMode %main OriginUpperLeft
+               OpName %main "main"
+               OpDecorate %plainVar Location 0
+               OpDecorate %plainVar NoPerspective
+               OpMemberDecorate %Block 0 NoPerspective
+               OpDecorate %blockVar Location 1
+               OpDecorate %flatVar Location 2
+               OpDecorate %flatVar Flat
+       %void = OpTypeVoid
+     %mainFn = OpTypeFunction %void
+      %float = OpTypeFloat 32
+    %v4float = OpTypeVector %float 4
+        %int = OpTypeInt 32 1
+    %inV4Ptr = OpTypePointer Input %v4float
+   %plainVar = OpVariable %inV4Ptr Input
+      %Block = OpTypeStruct %v4float
+ %inBlockPtr = OpTypePointer Input %Block
+   %blockVar = OpVariable %inBlockPtr Input
+   %inIntPtr = OpTypePointer Input %int
+    %flatVar = OpVariable %inIntPtr Input
+       %main = OpFunction %void None %mainFn
+   %mainBody = OpLabel
+               OpReturn
+               OpFunctionEnd
+)";
+
+    spvtools::SpirvTools tools(SPV_ENV_VULKAN_1_1);
+    Vector<uint32_t> inputBinary;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(tools.Assemble(spirvText, &inputBinary));
+
+    const auto countNoPerspective = [](const String& text) {
+        SizeT count = 0, offset = 0;
+        while ((offset = text.find("NoPerspective", offset)) != String::npos) {
+            ++count;
+            offset += std::strlen("NoPerspective");
+        }
+        return count;
+    };
+
+    String inputText;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(tools.Disassemble(inputBinary, &inputText));
+    ASSERT_EQ(countNoPerspective(inputText), 2u)
+        << "fixture must carry both a plain and a member NoPerspective:\n" << inputText;
+
+    Vector<uint32_t> outputBinary;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ShaderCompiler::StripNoPerspectiveForEssl(inputBinary, outputBinary));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(outputBinary.empty());
+
+    String outputText;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(tools.Disassemble(outputBinary, &outputText));
+    EXPECT_EQ(countNoPerspective(outputText), 0u)
+        << "both NoPerspective decorations (OpDecorate and OpMemberDecorate) must be stripped:\n" << outputText;
+    EXPECT_NE(outputText.find("Flat"), String::npos)
+        << "the unrelated Flat decoration must survive:\n" << outputText;
+    EXPECT_NE(outputText.find("Location"), String::npos)
+        << "Location decorations must survive:\n" << outputText;
+}
+
 const char* vs_location = R"(#version 460
 
 in vec4 Position;

MobileGL/MG_Util/BackendLoaders/OpenGL/Loader.cpp

@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Util::BackendLoader {
                 if (std::strcmp(extension, "GL_EXT_blend_func_extended") == 0) {
                     caps.SupportsDualSourceBlend = true;
                 }
+                if (std::strcmp(extension, "GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation") == 0) {
+                    caps.SupportsNoperspectiveInterpolation = true;
+                }
             }
         }
 

MobileGL/MG_Util/BackendLoaders/OpenGL/Loader.h

@@ -1050,6 +1050,11 @@ namespace MobileGL {
             // factors and layout(index = 1) fragment outputs. GLES core has no dual-source blending,
             // so without this a draw using a SRC1 factor cannot proceed.
             Bool SupportsDualSourceBlend = false;
+            // GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation is present: the driver accepts the
+            // `noperspective` interpolation qualifier in ESSL. GLES core has none, so without this
+            // SPIRV-Cross's `#extension ... : require` would fail to compile and MobileGL falls back
+            // to stripping the NoPerspective decoration (smooth interpolation) via StripNoPerspectivePass.
+            Bool SupportsNoperspectiveInterpolation = false;
             // GL_RENDERER contains "ANGLE".
             Bool IsAngleRenderer = false;
             // GL_RENDERER contains both "ANGLE" and "llvmpipe".

MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/ShaderCompiler.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "SpirvPasses/LowerDrawParametersPass.h"
 #include "SpirvPasses/RebaseInstanceIndexPass.h"
 #include "SpirvPasses/StripUboMemberRelaxedPrecisionPass.h"
+#include "SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.h"
 #include "spirv-tools/libspirv.h"
 #include "spirv-tools/optimizer.hpp"
 
@@ -334,6 +335,18 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                 return optimizer.Run(inputBinary.data(), inputBinary.size(), &outputBinary, options);
             }
 
+            bool ShaderCompiler::StripNoPerspectiveForEssl(const Vector<Uint32>& inputBinary,
+                                                           Vector<uint32_t>& outputBinary) {
+                using namespace spvtools;
+                OptimizerOptions options;
+                options.set_run_validator(false);
+
+                Optimizer optimizer(SPV_ENV_VULKAN_1_1);
+                optimizer.RegisterPass(StripNoPerspectivePass::CreateStripNoPerspectivePass());
+
+                return optimizer.Run(inputBinary.data(), inputBinary.size(), &outputBinary, options);
+            }
+
             bool ShaderCompiler::RebaseInstanceIndexForVulkan(const Vector<Uint32>& inputBinary,
                                                               Vector<uint32_t>& outputBinary) {
                 using namespace spvtools;

MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/ShaderCompiler.h

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                 // Only for the DirectGLES transpile path.
                 static bool StripUboMemberRelaxedPrecisionForEssl(const Vector<Uint32>& inputBinary,
                                                                   Vector<uint32_t>& outputBinary);
+                // Removes NoPerspective decorations so SPIRV-Cross emits plain (smooth) ESSL varyings.
+                // DirectGLES fallback only, for devices lacking GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation
+                // (SPIRV-Cross would otherwise require that extension and the driver would reject it).
+                static bool StripNoPerspectiveForEssl(const Vector<Uint32>& inputBinary,
+                                                      Vector<uint32_t>& outputBinary);
                 // Rebases loads of the InstanceIndex builtin to (InstanceIndex - BaseInstance) so
                 // shaders see GL's zero-based gl_InstanceID. Vertex shaders only; DirectVulkan
                 // backend only (glslang's relaxed mode aliases gl_InstanceID to gl_InstanceIndex,

MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/ShaderSourceProcessor.cpp

@@ -1251,15 +1251,13 @@ namespace MobileGL {
 
                 NormalizeLineDirectives(source);
 
-                // remove "noperspective"
+                // noperspective is intentionally NOT touched here. It is core in desktop GLSL (1.30+)
-                const char* str_np = "noperspective";
+                // and maps to the core SPIR-V NoPerspective decoration, which DirectVulkan renders
-                const SizeT len_np = strlen(str_np);
+                // natively and SPIRV-Cross turns into ESSL `noperspective` + the
-                SizeT noperspectivePos = source.find(str_np);
+                // GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation extension. The old naked substring erase
-                while (noperspectivePos != String::npos) {
+                // both discarded that interpolation (shader packs need it) and corrupted any
-                    // + length of "\n"
+                // identifier that merely contained the word. The GLES fallback for devices without
-                    source = source.replace(noperspectivePos, len_np, "");
+                // the extension lives in the backend, where device capabilities are known.
-                    noperspectivePos = source.find(str_np);
-                }
 
                 FilterUnsupportedGpuShaderInt64(source);
                 CoerceUniformBlockPackingToStd140(source);

MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// MobileGL - MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.cpp
+// Copyright (c) 2025-2026 MobileGL-Dev
+// Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0:
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+// End of Source File Header
+
+#include "StripNoPerspectivePass.h"
+
+#include "spirv.hpp"
+#include "source/opt/instruction.h"
+#include "source/opt/ir_context.h"
+#include "source/util/make_unique.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace MobileGL {
+    namespace MG_Util {
+        namespace ShaderTranspiler {
+            namespace {
+                using spvtools::opt::Instruction;
+                using spvtools::opt::IRContext;
+
+                // OpDecorate       <target-id> <decoration> [literals...]
+                // OpMemberDecorate <struct-id>  <member> <decoration> [literals...]
+                constexpr uint32_t kDecorateDecorationOperand = 1;
+                constexpr uint32_t kMemberDecorateDecorationOperand = 2;
+            } // namespace
+
+            spvtools::opt::Pass::Status StripNoPerspectivePass::Process() {
+                auto* irContext = context();
+
+                // Collect first: KillInst mutates the annotation list being walked.
+                std::vector<Instruction*> toKill;
+                for (Instruction& annotation : irContext->annotations()) {
+                    uint32_t decorationOperand = 0;
+                    if (annotation.opcode() == spv::Op::OpDecorate) {
+                        decorationOperand = kDecorateDecorationOperand;
+                    } else if (annotation.opcode() == spv::Op::OpMemberDecorate) {
+                        decorationOperand = kMemberDecorateDecorationOperand;
+                    } else {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    if (annotation.NumInOperands() <= decorationOperand) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if (static_cast<spv::Decoration>(annotation.GetSingleWordInOperand(decorationOperand)) ==
+                        spv::Decoration::NoPerspective) {
+                        toKill.push_back(&annotation);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (toKill.empty()) {
+                    return Status::SuccessWithoutChange;
+                }
+
+                for (Instruction* inst : toKill) {
+                    irContext->KillInst(inst);
+                }
+
+                irContext->InvalidateAnalysesExceptFor(IRContext::kAnalysisNone);
+                return Status::SuccessWithChange;
+            }
+
+            spvtools::Optimizer::PassToken StripNoPerspectivePass::CreateStripNoPerspectivePass() {
+                return spvtools::Optimizer::PassToken(MakeUnique<StripNoPerspectivePass>());
+            }
+        } // namespace ShaderTranspiler
+    } // namespace MG_Util
+} // namespace MobileGL

MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.h

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// MobileGL - MobileGL/MG_Util/ShaderTranspiler/SpirvPasses/StripNoPerspectivePass.h
+// Copyright (c) 2025-2026 MobileGL-Dev
+// Licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0:
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
+//   https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.txt
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only
+// End of Source File Header
+
+#pragma once
+#include "source/opt/pass.h"
+#include "spirv-tools/optimizer.hpp"
+
+#include <Includes.h>
+
+namespace MobileGL {
+    namespace MG_Util {
+        namespace ShaderTranspiler {
+            // Removes the NoPerspective decoration from every interface variable and block member.
+            // DirectGLES fallback only, for devices that lack GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation:
+            // SPIRV-Cross renders a NoPerspective-decorated varying as ESSL `noperspective` plus
+            // `#extension GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation : require`, which such a driver
+            // rejects. Dropping the decoration falls the varying back to smooth (perspective-correct)
+            // interpolation - the same visible result the old text-level strip produced, but without
+            // corrupting identifiers and without touching DirectVulkan, where NoPerspective is native.
+            // (The exact screen-linear emulation via gl_Position.w / gl_FragCoord.w is a later step.)
+            class StripNoPerspectivePass : public spvtools::opt::Pass {
+            public:
+                const char* name() const override { return "strip-noperspective"; }
+                Status Process() override;
+
+                static spvtools::Optimizer::PassToken CreateStripNoPerspectivePass();
+            };
+        } // namespace ShaderTranspiler
+    } // namespace MG_Util
+} // namespace MobileGL