BZLZHH 0e7692251d [Feat] (MG_State, MG_Impl, MG_Util): store a compressed texture image and hand it back
glCompressedTexImage2D rejected every internalformat with GL_INVALID_ENUM, so
direct_state_access.textures_get_image threw at its first compressed call and
reported InternalError with nothing in the log at all - the uncompressed half of
the case had already passed.

The compressed bytes are now kept verbatim, in a side-channel beside the texel
shadow rather than in place of it. That placement is the load-bearing decision:
both backends pair MapMipmapData with GetMipmapByteSize while sizing their copy
regions from GetMipmapTexelSize, and DirectGLES additionally divides the byte
size by the texel count to recover bytes-per-texel, so putting 16 bytes where a
4x4 RGBA8 extent says 64 would be an out-of-bounds read on both. The texel
storage therefore stays uncompressed and correctly sized - the image samples as
zeros, which is the same deviation the RGTC/BPTC/ETC2 arms of
ConvertGLEnumToTextureInternalFormat already document - while
glGetCompressedTexImage returns the image *as stored*, which GL 4.6 core 8.11
requires and which no re-encode could satisfy byte for byte. Nothing ever hands
the compressed bytes to GLES or Vulkan, so the shadow is authoritative rather
than potentially stale, which is why the readback never asks a backend.

The accepted set is exactly the RGTC/BPTC/ETC2-EAC formats core GL requires, and
it is deliberately the same set ConvertGLEnumToTextureInternalFormat can back
with uncompressed storage, so the upload can never accept a format whose texel
shadow it cannot allocate. imageSize is checked against the block arithmetic,
which is also what keeps the copy in bounds.

Three things the shape depends on. AllocateStorage clears the compressed tag, so
a glTexImage2D or glTexStorage2D over the level un-compresses it - without that,
textures_compressed_subimage would flip branches and start asking for data
MobileGL cannot produce. GL_TEXTURE_COMPRESSED and
GL_TEXTURE_COMPRESSED_IMAGE_SIZE are answered per level rather than per texture,
because a compressed internalformat handed to glTexImage2D resolves to
uncompressed storage and must keep reading as uncompressed. And
GL_TEXTURE_INTERNAL_FORMAT now reports the compressed token for such a level, or
it would claim GL_RGBA8 while GL_TEXTURE_COMPRESSED said true.

Still rejected on purpose: glCompressedTexImage1D/3D and every
glCompressedTexSubImage*, which caps the blast radius.

Fixes textures_get_image on both backends (Espryt 370/371, Magma 369/371). A/B
over a 1210-case compressed/texture-storage/texture-view/buffer-storage subset of
KHR-GL45 is identical before and after on both backends but for
get_texture_sub_image.errors_test, which stops throwing and fails on a value
instead.
2026-08-05 09:40:29 -04:00

MobileGL

C++ GNU LGPL 3.0 Development

A desktop OpenGL implementation

MobileGL is a free and open-source project that implements a desktop OpenGL API. The goal is to provide a complete desktop OpenGL implementation with a state management layer and multi-backend support.

Note

Status: In development. Parts of the codebase are incomplete. Current short-term target: OpenGL 4.2 (Core Profile).

Project positioning

MobileGL is an implementation of a desktop OpenGL library. It aims to provide:

  • Full OpenGL state management.
  • A front-end that exposes OpenGL functions.
  • Multiple independent backend implementations, where each backend targets a specific graphics API and remains fully isolated from others.

This project is intended as an implementation/translation layer.

Key components

The repository is organized into following top-level modules:

  1. MG_State — state tracking and management logic for Graphics APIs.
  2. MG_Impl — front-end implementations of Graphics APIs that interact with MG_State and MG_Backend.
  3. MG_Backend — per-backend translation layer that maps front-end Graphics APIs' semantics and state into concrete backend API calls (e.g. OpenGL ES, Vulkan).
  4. MG_Util and other utility modules.

Third-party components

MobileGL reuses several open-source projects:

Refer to each component's repository for exact license texts. Any bundled third-party code in this repository is included under the upstream project's license.

Compatibility & target

  • Short-term target: OpenGL 4.2 (Core Profile).
  • Current development focus:
    • Performance improvement
    • MG_State and MG_Impl for OpenGL 4.2 (Core Profile)
    • Direct (Vulkan) backend
    • Direct (OpenGL ES) backend

Build Instructions

We currently provide no releases and no precompiled binaries.
If you want to try the project right now, youll need to build it yourself:

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/MobileGL-Dev/MobileGL.git
    
  2. Initialize and update all submodules recursively:

    git submodule update --init --recursive
    
  3. Follow glslangs own documentation for its required initiation.

  4. Configure and build the project with CMake:

    cmake -B build
    cmake --build build
    

    or do it in a modern way:

    cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++
    cmake --build build
    

    Alternatively, you can use platform-specific build commands as needed.

Build For macOS

On macOS, MobileGL can be built as a dylib that exposes the normal OpenGL/CGL/NSOpenGL entry points and routes them to the DirectVulkan backend. This is useful for running applications such as Minecraft through their stock GLFW/LWJGL OpenGL path while MobileGL is injected before context creation.

Prerequisites:

  • macOS with Clang and Ninja.
  • Vulkan loader and MoltenVK installed. With Homebrew, the MoltenVK ICD is commonly located at /opt/homebrew/etc/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json.

Configure and build:

cmake -S . -B build-macos-magma \
  -G Ninja \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
  -DMOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE=DirectVulkan \
  -DMOBILEGL_BUILD_TEST=OFF \
  -DMOBILEGL_BUILD_BENCHMARK=OFF

cmake --build build-macos-magma --target MobileGL -j8

The dylib will be generated at:

build-macos-magma/libMobileGL.dylib

To run Minecraft by MobileGL from a launcher like PrismLauncher, keep the stock LWJGL/GLFW natives and add a wrapper command to the instance settings:

env DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/absolute/path/to/MobileGL/build-macos-magma/libMobileGL.dylib MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE=DirectVulkan VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/opt/homebrew/etc/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json

Also make sure the JVM arguments include:

-XstartOnFirstThread

DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES must be active before GLFW creates its OpenGL context. After startup, the Minecraft F3 screen should report MobileGL and the Direct (Vulkan) backend if the injection worked.

Build Options

Option Description Default
MOBILEGL_BUILD_TEST Build MobileGL tests (requires Clang) ON
MOBILEGL_BUILD_BENCHMARK Build MobileGL benchmarks (requires Clang) ON
MOBILEGL_FORCE_RELEASE_OPT Enable O3 and LTO in Debug build ON
MOBILEGL_ENABLE_TRACY Enable Tracy profiler for performance analysis OFF

Notes:

  • The project requires C++23.
  • MG_Test and MG_Benchmark can only be built with Clang, not GCC. To enforce Clang, add -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ to your command.
  • On Android, tests and benchmarks are always disabled.

Environment Variables

MobileGL supports runtime configuration via environment variables.

Supported Keys

Variable Description Allowed Values Default
MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE Select active backend implementation at startup. DirectGLES, DirectVulkan DirectGLES
MOBILEGL_DISABLE_TIMERQUERY Disable GPU timer-query exposure and use. 0, 1 0
MOBILEGL_USE_ANGLE Load ANGLE EGL/GLES libraries. 0, 1 0
MOBILEGL_DISABLE_SUBGROUP Disable Vulkan shader subgroup support. 0, 1 0
MOBILEGL_MAGMA_R11G11B10F_FALLBACK Use Magma's R11G11B10F format fallback. 0, 1 0
MOBILEGL_MAGMA_FRAMESINFLIGHT Set Magma frames in flight. Integer 164 3
MOBILEGL_AVOID_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MIN_FILTER Avoid sampler mipmap minification filters. 0, 1 0
MOBILEGL_COHERENT_AS_FLUSH Treat persistent GL_MAP_FLUSH_EXPLICIT_BIT maps as coherent (app-compat for engines like Flywheel that never flush them). 0, 1 0
VK_ICD_FILENAMES Select the Vulkan ICD used by the Vulkan loader. Path to an ICD JSON file Loader default

License

This project is distributed under GNU LGPL v3.0. See the LICENSE file in the repository for detailed information.

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