From 5f1eed01a7083863dda27fafba4e6ffa0c112348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pavel Rojtberg <rojtberg@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2025 01:55:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Samples: ShaderSystem - drop directional light flare

---
 Samples/ShaderSystem/include/ShaderSystem.h |  1 -
 Samples/ShaderSystem/src/ShaderSystem.cpp   | 13 -------------
 2 files changed, 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Samples/ShaderSystem/include/ShaderSystem.h b/Samples/ShaderSystem/include/ShaderSystem.h
index a53c1e1768d..f4da693ba20 100644
--- a/Samples/ShaderSystem/include/ShaderSystem.h
+++ b/Samples/ShaderSystem/include/ShaderSystem.h
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ class _OgreSampleClassExport Sample_ShaderSystem : public SdkSample
     RTShader::SubRenderState*           mInstancedViewportsSubRenderState;// todo - doc
     bool                                mInstancedViewportsEnable;      // todo - doc
     InfiniteFrustum                     mInfiniteFrustum;               // todo - doc
-    BillboardSet*                       mBbsFlare;                      // todo - doc
     bool                                mAddedLotsOfModels;             // todo - doc
     std::vector<Entity *>              mLotsOfModelsEntities;          // todo - doc       
     std::vector<SceneNode *>           mLotsOfModelsNodes;             // todo - doc  
diff --git a/Samples/ShaderSystem/src/ShaderSystem.cpp b/Samples/ShaderSystem/src/ShaderSystem.cpp
index b72b2e4dfc9..e7a0fd29b5a 100644
--- a/Samples/ShaderSystem/src/ShaderSystem.cpp
+++ b/Samples/ShaderSystem/src/ShaderSystem.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ Sample_ShaderSystem::Sample_ShaderSystem() :
     mInstancedViewportsEnable = false;
     mInstancedViewportsSubRenderState = NULL;
     mInstancedViewportsFactory = NULL;
-    mBbsFlare = NULL;
     mAddedLotsOfModels = false;
     mNumberOfModelsAdded = 0;
     mCurrentBlendMode = NUM_BLEND_MODES - 1;
@@ -667,14 +666,6 @@ void Sample_ShaderSystem::createDirectionalLight()
     // create pivot node
     mDirectionalLightNode = mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
     mDirectionalLightNode->setDirection(dir);
-
-    // Create billboard set.
-    mBbsFlare = mSceneMgr->createBillboardSet();
-    mBbsFlare->setMaterialName("Examples/Flare3");
-    mBbsFlare->createBillboard(-dir * 500.0)->setColour(light->getDiffuseColour());
-    mBbsFlare->setCastShadows(false);
-    
-    mDirectionalLightNode->attachObject(mBbsFlare);
     mDirectionalLightNode->attachObject(light);
 }
 
@@ -781,14 +772,10 @@ void Sample_ShaderSystem::updateInstancedViewports(bool enabled)
         if (mInstancedViewportsEnable)
         {
             mCamera->setCullingFrustum(&mInfiniteFrustum);
-
-            // having problems with bb...
-            mDirectionalLightNode->detachObject(mBbsFlare);
         }
         else
         {
             mCamera->setCullingFrustum(NULL);
-            mDirectionalLightNode->attachObject(mBbsFlare);
         }