MinGW
MinGW
- Download and install all packages from http://www.mingw.org/
- MinGW-x.x.x.exe will automate the download and installation process for you
- Add the MinGW\bin path to the Windows PATH environment variable
- For XP: ControlPanel -> System -> Advanced -> EnvironmentVariables
- For Vista: ControlPanel -> SystemAndMaintenance -> System -> AdvancedSystemSettings -> EnvironmentVariables
- The PATH variable should look something like
%SystemRoot%\system32;...;C:\MinGW\bin
GLUT
- Download the Win32 header and binaries from http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html
- http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut/glut-3.7.6-bin.zip (old but good)
- Add glut.h (glee.h, glew.h, etc.) to the MinGW include forlder (e.g., C:\MinGW\Include\GL)
- Add glut32.dll to C:\Windows\System32 (or your executable's folder)
- Add glut32.lib (glee.lib, glew.lib, etc.) to your project's source folder
Example GCC usage with GLUT and GLEE
From the console, enter the following from within the source folder
gcc -o my.exe -Wall my.cpp glee.lib glut32.lib -lopengl32 -lglu32