Preparation for OpenGL programming

To use OpenGL for programming, you should check the necessary head files and library files. You can find which files to be contained in the next precompiled-code:  

#include <GL/gl.h>

#include <GL/glu.h>

#include <GL/glaux.h>

#include <GL/glut.h> 

#pragma comment(lib,"opengl32.lib")

#pragma comment(lib,"glu32.lib")

#pragma comment(lib,"glaux.lib")

#pragma comment(lib,"glut32.lib")

In fact you can only use glaux or glut to create window and operate rendering.

The OpenGL Utility Toolkit(Glut) for Win32 is not available in advance. You should download the necessary files from http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html. In this page the Documentation for the GLUT API is available in HTML, Postscript and PDF formats.

To build the glut dll in VC6.0:

First, open Microsoft Developer Studio. Then, select File -> Open Workspace and find the glut.dsw file in the file dialog and double-click on it. Finally, select Build -> Build glut32.dll.      

When the build is finished, it will copy:        

glut32.dll to %WinDir%/System,      

glut32.lib glut.def to $(MSDevDir)/../../VC98/lib,

glut.h to $(MSDevDir)/../../VC98/include/GL/

Or you can copy the files manually.

To build the glut dll in VC7.0: 

copy:

glut32.dll to %WinDir%/system32/,

glut32.lib glut.def to $(MSDevDir)/../.. / Vc7/PlatformSDK/Lib

glut.h to $(MSDevDir)/../../ Vc7/PlatformSDK /include/GL

P.S.: Some other pages related to OpenGL:

http://www.sgi.com

http://www.opengl.org

http://www.cgsociety.org/

http://www.gameres.com/

http://nehe.gamedev.net/

http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/ The Computational Geometry Lab at McGill

http://cgm.cs.mcgill.ca/~msuder/