and the problem was a query that I mis-typed. damn

src/light.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use bytemuck::__core::ops::Range;
 use bytemuck::{Zeroable, Pod};
 use crate::{OPENGL_TO_WGPU_MATRIX, DirectionalLight, Position};
+use cgmath::Point3;
 
 
 #[repr(C)]
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ unsafe impl Pod for LightRaw {}
 unsafe impl Zeroable for LightRaw {}
 
 impl DirectionalLight {
-    pub fn to_raw(&self, pos: Position) -> LightRaw {
+    pub fn to_raw(&self, pos: Point3<f32>) -> LightRaw {
         use cgmath::{Deg, EuclideanSpace, Matrix4, PerspectiveFov, Point3, Vector3};
 
-        let pos = cgmath::Point3::new(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
+        //let pos = cgmath::Point3::new(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z);
         let mx_view = Matrix4::look_at(pos, Point3::origin(), Vector3::unit_z());
         let projection = PerspectiveFov {
             fovy: Deg(self.fov).into(),

src/render.rs

@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ pub fn render_test(world: &mut SubWorld, #[resource] renderer: &mut Renderer) {
 
     // Update the entity uniforms
     for (pos, mesh, color) in query.iter_mut(world) {
-        // let rotation = cgmath::Matrix4::from_angle_x(cgmath::Deg(1.0));
-        // pos.mx = pos.mx * rotation;
+        let rotation = cgmath::Matrix4::from_angle_x(cgmath::Deg(2.0));
+        pos.mx = pos.mx * rotation;
 
         let data = EntityUniforms {
             model: pos.mx.into(),
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn render_test(world: &mut SubWorld, #[resource] renderer: &mut Renderer) {
 
     if renderer.lights_are_dirty {
         //renderer.lights_are_dirty = false;
-        let mut query = <(&mut DirectionalLight, &mut Position)>::query();
+        let mut query = <(&mut DirectionalLight, &mut Point3<f32>)>::query();
         for (i, (light, pos)) in query.iter_mut(world).enumerate() {
             renderer.queue.write_buffer(
                 &renderer.light_uniform_buf,