Segmentation Fault in OpenGL - glutMainLoop
André Bleau
andre_bleau@hotmail.com
Thu Dec 2 13:28:00 GMT 2010
Nathan Rose wrote:
> Hi AndrÃ,
Hi Nathan,
>
> Thanks for your response. The native GLUT programs compiled and ran
> fine. I've uninstalled the opengl
> package but I'm still getting the segmentation fault.
>
> Running the program in the Cygwin Bash Shell (ie, not Cygwin/X) gives
> the error message
> freeglut (./test): failed to open display ''
> - would it be right to assume that that means it is looking for the X
> server?
Yes, freeglut on Cygwin is build to interact with an X server. You need to
install it and start it before running your application.
X-related issues are discussed in their own mailing list: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com .
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nathan
>
André Bleau, Cygwin's OpenGL package maintainer
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