Description
Problem
RTX Remix shaders fail to compile with recent versions of the Slang shader compiler (v2025.23.2+) due to error 41024:
error 41024: cannot default-initialize struct 'DirectPathTextures' with '{}'
because it contains an uninitialized texture field
This error occurs when attempting to instantiate structs that contain resource types (e.g., Texture2D, RWTexture2D) without providing explicit initialization for those fields.
Root Cause
Slang recently introduced stricter validation to prevent default-initialization of resource types using empty braces {}. This is because downstream compilers like DXC do not support default-initializing resources, making this pattern unsafe and non-portable.
The error triggers when code like this is encountered:
struct DirectPathTextures {
RWTexture2D<uint16_t> SharedFlags;
// ... more resource fields
};
// This line triggers error 41024 in Slang 2025.23+:
DirectPathTextures directPathTextures;
Solution
Solution described in #117