RE: OpenGL files

["Phil Betts" <Phil dot Betts at ascribe dot com>]

Suresh Keswani wrote on Thursday, October 11, 2007 5:46 PM::

> I have a small question relating to developing OpenGL applications
> *locally*: I have installed the gcc/++ compiler suite, freeglut
> library files and the "OpenGL-related files" via the setup program.
> However, compiling OpenGL programs fails as the linker cannot find
> the GL libraries. Nor can I when I try looking for libgl.* and
> libglu.* in the usual locations. (libglut files are there).
> 
> My questions: - have these files changed names / locations in the
> Cygwin heirarchy? - or does "OpenGL-related" files refer to other
> supplementary files but not to the main GL library files - if so -
> where can I find the GL lib files?
> 
> Many thanks for any help on this.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Suresh Keswani

You need to install the xorg-x11-devel package.  Note that the 
runtime libraries are called cygGL* and are part of the xorg-x11-bin 
package.  The files called libGL* are only the import libraries.

Phil



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