[GL-E2] Remove dead-only settings

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2026-09-27 05:33:52 +00:00

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Scope: 93 settings are referenced only by pipeline, draw pools, shadermgr or probe files. Examples: all RenderShadow* biases, RenderSSAO*, RenderGlow* weights, RenderGPUDriven*, RenderCleanWater* debug, DoF Camera*, Preview* lights, Pathfinding* render, RenderShaderCacheVersion, RenderReservedTextureIndices, RenderDelayCreation. Another 281 settings (e.g. RenderUseVAO, RenderUseStreamVBO, RenderVBOMappingDisable, RenderDeferredSun) are referenced nowhere in code. Re-run the classifier after B9–B13. Caveat: the classifier (a word match over newview/**/*.{cpp,h,xml,py} excluding app_settings/) treats pipeline.cpp as wholly dead despite its live residue, and does not catch keys built dynamically (e.g. "Render" + suffix) or per-account settings files. Treat both lists as candidates and grep each key before deleting.

Prereq: B9–B13

Acceptance: The viewer starts with an old settings.xml (unknown keys ignored). Preferences floaters open without warnings.

Risk: low

Shared acceptance baseline: links; logs in under VK and renders prims/mesh/rigged/terrain/water/sky/particles; click-select object/avatar/attachment; region crossing + teleport; no GLSL Compilation Error|SIGSEGV in the log.

Source: research/gl_removal_map.md

**Scope:** 93 settings are referenced only by pipeline, draw pools, shadermgr or probe files. Examples: all `RenderShadow*` biases, `RenderSSAO*`, `RenderGlow*` weights, `RenderGPUDriven*`, `RenderCleanWater*` debug, DoF `Camera*`, `Preview*` lights, `Pathfinding*` render, `RenderShaderCacheVersion`, `RenderReservedTextureIndices`, `RenderDelayCreation`. Another 281 settings (e.g. `RenderUseVAO`, `RenderUseStreamVBO`, `RenderVBOMappingDisable`, `RenderDeferredSun`) are referenced **nowhere** in code. Re-run the classifier after B9–B13. Caveat: the classifier (a word match over `newview/**/*.{cpp,h,xml,py}` excluding `app_settings/`) treats `pipeline.cpp` as wholly dead despite its live residue, and does not catch keys built dynamically (e.g. `"Render" + suffix`) or per-account settings files. Treat both lists as candidates and grep each key before deleting. **Prereq:** B9–B13 **Acceptance:** The viewer starts with an old `settings.xml` (unknown keys ignored). Preferences floaters open without warnings. **Risk:** low **Shared acceptance baseline:** links; logs in under VK and renders prims/mesh/rigged/terrain/water/sky/particles; click-select object/avatar/attachment; region crossing + teleport; no `GLSL Compilation Error|SIGSEGV` in the log. Source: research/gl_removal_map.md

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Graphics quality slider: audit for settings not reachable from Advanced settings #151

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2026-10-04 02:45:47 +00:00

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Status check (verification sweep): partly done. Settings orphaned by the GL removal lanes were dropped (2375e1a183: 55 dead GL-era settings; 3fa9935be6, a0781af458), e.g. RenderShaderCacheVersion, RenderReservedTextureIndices, RenderDelayCreation and RenderGPUDriven* are gone. Still declared in settings.xml: RenderUseVAO, RenderUseStreamVBO, RenderVBOMappingDisable, RenderDeferredSun, RenderSSAOScale, RenderShadowBias, RenderGlowLumWeights, among others. The classifier needs a re-run.

Status check (verification sweep): partly done. Settings orphaned by the GL removal lanes were dropped (2375e1a183: 55 dead GL-era settings; 3fa9935be6, a0781af458), e.g. RenderShaderCacheVersion, RenderReservedTextureIndices, RenderDelayCreation and RenderGPUDriven* are gone. Still declared in settings.xml: RenderUseVAO, RenderUseStreamVBO, RenderVBOMappingDisable, RenderDeferredSun, RenderSSAOScale, RenderShadowBias, RenderGlowLumWeights, among others. The classifier needs a re-run.

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GL-E2/GL-E3: drop unreferenced render settings and GL-only Develop menu items

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2026-10-10 06:24:39 +00:00

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Verified against forgejo/main: PARTIAL, leaving open. Done: RenderGPUDriven*, RenderCleanWater*, RenderShaderCacheVersion, RenderReservedTextureIndices, RenderDelayCreation, RenderUseVAO, PathfindingRender* are gone from settings.xml. Remaining (still in indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml, 11,697 keys total): keys with ZERO code references: RenderUseStreamVBO, RenderVBOMappingDisable, RenderDeferredSun, RenderShadowBias, RenderShadowProjOffset; candidates with only 1-3 word hits (likely dead, grep each): RenderShadowSplitExponent, RenderShadowSlopeThreshold, RenderShadowProjExponent, RenderShadowOffset, RenderShadowGaussian, RenderShadowBlurSize/Samples/DistFactor, RenderSSAOScale/IrradianceScale/IrradianceMax/MaxScale/Factor/Effect, RenderGlowIterations/LumWeights/MaxExtractAlpha/MinLuminance/WarmthAmount/WarmthWeights/Width/Noise (some are live VK tonemap/bloom inputs: RenderGlowStrength, RenderGlowHDR, CameraDoF* verify before deleting), PreviewDiffuse0-2 / PreviewDirection0-2. The classifier was not re-run after B9-B13.

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E2 (#80): remove 43 zero-reference Render* settings

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2026-10-10 09:06:31 +00:00

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Pushed to main at 07c8a3ac73. Dead GL-only settings removed.

Pushed to main at 07c8a3ac73. Dead GL-only settings removed.

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