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****************GLUTInstallation****************

GLUTfilescanbefoundathttp://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html

****************GLUTunderVisualStudio(Windows)****************

YouneedOpenGL,GLU,andGLUT.LuckilytheOpenGLandGLUlibrariescomewithW98/NT/2K/XP,soallyouneedistoinstallGLUT.

GLUTfilescanbefoundathttp://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.htmlThezipfilecontainsdll,lib,andtheheaderfilesyouneed.

Afterunzippingthemputthemasfollows(forVisualStudio9):

glut32.dllinC:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32(WXP)glut32.libinC:\ProgramFiles\MicrosoftVisualStudio9\VC\libglut.hinC:\ProgramFiles\MicrosoftVisualStudio9\VC\include\GL

Note:dependingupontheversionofVisualStudioyouareusingtheabovedirectoriesmayhaveaslightlydifferentname.

****************GLUTunderDev-C++(Windows)****************

TherearetwowaysasfarasIknow:

1.installDev-C++2.useitspackageupdaterandgrabthe'glut'package3.addDev-C++'s\bindirectorytoyoursystemPATH4.compilewith:

gcc-lglut32-lglu32-lopengl32-lwinmm-lgdi32

AndofcourseyoucandirectlyuseDev-C++tocompileyourGLUTfilesinsteadofthecommandprompt.

alternatively...

YoucanuseMinGW.Don'tforgettoaddits\bindirectorytoyoursystemPATHsoyoucaninvokethecompileranywhereinyoursystem,justlikeinthefirstmethodabove.

BeforeyoucancompileGLUT,youwillneedtoputtherelevantfilesintoMinGW'sdirectories.PuttheGLUTfiles,foundathttp://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.htmlinthefollowinglocations:

glut.h-->\include\GLglut32.lib-->\libglut32.dll-->\systemor\system32

Youwillalsoneedtodeletelibglut32.aincludedbyMinGWinit's\lib

directoryasitisoutdatedandincompatiblewiththetheGLUTpackage.Ifyoudontdeletethefileitwillbeusedinpreferencetoglut32.libandyouwillgetcompilationerrors.

Inyoursourcefiles,add#includebefore#include

*****************************GLUTunderMacOSX************************

IfyouinstalltheDeveloperTools(compilersetc)thatcameontheCDwithyourMac,itwillinstalltheOpenGLandGLUTframeworks.

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*****************************GLUTunderLinux/gcc************************

Dependinguponwhichvariantyouhaveinstalled,gettinggluttoworkhasbeenknowntobeassimpleasfollows,e.g.forgettinglab1demotowork

-Changethelocationoftheglutheadersinmain.c:#include"/usr/include/GL/glut.h"

-andthencompiledwith:gcc-lglutMain.cTimer.c