[Arakageeta256]

I am taking an intorductory course to programming comuputer graphics. A programming example I am working from is meant to run on a Solaris machine. It makes use of OpenGL and GLUT.

It has the following include:
#include <GL/glut.h>

To see if I had the header file on OS X, I ran a quick search for the file. None turned up. However, I did come across a file called "glut.h". I also know that OS X supports OpenGL calls through some APIs somewhere (no idea what header file though).

What equivalent header files can I use to replace the GL/glut.h file? Are the API calls the same? I also have XFree86 installed. I assume any graphics windowing programs will have to be done through there?

Any ideas? Thanks for any advice.

[davechen]

#include <GLUT/glut.h>


also don't forget to include the proper frameworks when linking:

-framework GLUT -framework OpenGL -framework Foundation

dave

[Mac Boy]

davechen is correct. To clarify, the header file exists inside the GLUT framework rather than a "GL" directory (as it is on a Solaris machine). You will see this a lot when porting applications.

So, just use "Add Framework..." to add "GLUT.framework" and "OpenGL.framework" (you may not need them both), and change the #include to find the file inside one of these frameworks.

- Ross

[Mactoid]

To make it a whole lot easier on you, if you work on the code on Solaris and Mac OS X, use an include statement like this:
<font face = "courier">
#ifdef __APPLE__
#include &lt;GLUT/glut.h&gt;
#else
#include &lt;GL/glut.h&gt;
#endif
</font>

[Arakageeta256]

Awesome. Simply Cool. Thanks for your help.

[alien]

I'm also doing some introductory things in GLUT and OpenGL! It's cool!

Just wanted to say that there are many examples in /Developer/Examples/GLUTExamples (I have the Dec 2001 tools).

[Mactoid]

Originally posted by alien:
<STRONG>I'm also doing some introductory things in GLUT and OpenGL! It's cool!</STRONG>

Yeah it is! I just learned it last semester, and it's very dangerous stuff. I often found my self playing with my OpenGL code instead of the projects for other classes.

I made a little wave simulation in case anyones interested

[Arakageeta256]

Groovy. But I don't suppose we will do much actual OpenGL stuff. I think the prof plans only to use it as a canvas of sorts. I think then we'll be doing some rather low level operations starting with 2D and then onto 3D ending with raytracing (very excited about that). We'll see how it goes.

Mactoid, I tried your suggestion, but I am returned an error because there is no if for the else.

[Arakageeta256]

D'oh. By looking at your code, Mactoid, I figured out what I was doing wrong: forgot the #endif. Ugh. Lame me.