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HowtoInstallDevC++andtheGLUTLibraries
forCompilingOpenGLProgramswithANSIC
(versionofJuly16,2009)

ThesenotesexplainhowtocompileprogramswritteninANSICwithOpenGLandGLUTusingtheDevC++compiler.

BloodshedDevC++isafreeC++compileranddevelopmentenvironmentforWindowsoperatingsystems.LikemostC++
compilers,italsocanbeusedtocompileANSIC.ByinstallingtheGLUTheaderandlibraryfiles,itcanbeusedtowrite
programsthatuseOpenGL.ThisisneededtorunprogramsforEdwardAngel'stextbook,InteractiveComputerGraphics
5theditionandpossiblyothercomputergraphicstexts.

ThesenotesdonotexplainhowtocompileOpenGLwithC++.The6theditionofAngel'sbookusesC++whichwillnot
workwiththesenotes.

TheseinstructionshavebeentestedonasmallvarietyofWindows2000andWindowsXPsystems.Thesesystemscome
withthefilesneededforOpenGL,butnotthefilesneededforGLUT.

DevC++doesnotworkwellwithMicrosoft'sVista.Theproblem,andapossiblefix,isdiscussedhere:
http://aresio.blogspot.com/2007/06/vistaanddevcpp.htmlbutIhavenottestedthisinformation.

I.DownloadDevC++fromhttp://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.htmlandinstallit.
Details:

GetDevC++5.0beta9.2(4.9.9.2)(9.0MB)withMingw/GCC3.4.2Althoughthisisa"beta"version,itworks
perfectlyfine.ClickonSourceForgetogotoalistofdownloadsitesandpickone.Thefilewillbesomethinglike
devcpp4.9.9.2_setup.exe.SavethisfileinaplacelikeC:\Temp.

Whenthedownloadiscomplete,clickonthe"open"buttontostarttheinstallationprocess.(OrgotoC:\Temp
andDoubleclickondevcpp4.9.9.2_setup.exe).Youwillseeafewscreensthataskyoutopickalanguage
(English)andtoagreetothelicenseterms.Choosea"typical"installation.

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Acceptthesuggesteddestinationfortheinstallation:

Manysubdirectoriesandfilesareextractedtothedestintion:

Answer"yes"whenitasksifyouwishtoinstallDevcppforallusers.Note:iftheinstallationfails,reinstalland
try"no"forthis.

Ascreensaystheinstallationiscomplete:

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Keepthecheckmarkinthebox.Clickon"Finish".Afirsttimeconfigurationscreenappears:

Pick"English"and"NewLook".Inthenextseveralscreens,hit"Yes"foritssuggestions.

Eventuallyyouaredone.Click"OK".

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II.DEVC++startsup.TryouttheinstallationwithasimpleCprogram.
Details:

Theprogramstartsupautomatically.

ClickFile/New/Project.Pickanamefortheproject(suchas"myProject").Click"CProject".Clickon"Empty
Project".Click"OK".

In"CreateNewProject",click"save"(lateronyouwillprobablywanttocreateseparatesubdirectoriesforyour
variousprojects.).

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Click"File/New/SourceFile"andin"Addsourcefiletocurrentproject"click"Yes".Younowgetascreenwhere
youcaneditthesourcefile.

TypeinasimpleCprogram,asbelow.Nowclick"File/SaveAs"andsavethefileas"hello.c"(orothername.)
Important:besurethatthefileextensionis.c.Withanyotherextension(suchasthesuggested.cpp)youwill
haveproblemscompiling.

Nowclick"Execute/CompileandRun"

Theprogramwill(hopefully)compile,run,andwriteitsoutputtoaDOSwindow.Ifyouhavethesystem("pause")
statementinyourprogram,theoutputwillstayinthewindowuntilyouhitakey.Anotherwaytoruntheprogram
(afterithasbeencompiled)istostartaDOSwindowoutsideoftheDevCppsystem,thennavigatetothe
subdirectorythatholdsyourproject,andtypehello.exe.

Atthispoint,thecompileranddevelopmentenvironmenthasbeeninstalled.YoushouldfindDevC++listed
under"Programs"onthe"Start"menuandwillnowbeabletowrite,compile,andrunC(andC++)programs.
Youwillhaveincludefiles,libraries,anddll'sforOpenGL(andallotherstandardpackages)butnotGLUT.
GLUTmanagesthewindowsandotheruserinterfacecomponentsneededforOpenGLprogramming,and
needstobeseparatelyinstalled.

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IfyoudonotneedGLUT,youcanquitnow.

III.DownloadandinstallGLUT
TorunOpenGLwithGLUT(whichiswhattheprogramsinAngel'sbookuse),youneedtogetthreefilesandplaceeach
fileinitsproperdirectory.Allthefilesyouneed(andmore)arecontainedinonezipfile.

Details:

DownloadGLUTfilesfromhttp://chortle.ccsu.edu/Bloodshed/glutming.zipDownloadthefileglutming.zipSave
thezipfileinsomeconvenientlocation(perhapsC:\temp).

Doubleclickonglutming.zip(orotherwiseunzipit).Youwillseethefilesthatareintheziparchive.(Yourun
zippingprogramwillprobablybediferentthantheoneshownhere,butshouldworkaboutthesame.)

Clickon"Extract"toextractallthesubdirectoriesandfiles.Picksomeconvenientdirectorytoextractthemto
(perhapsC:\temp\glutming).Youonlyneedthreefiles,butextractallofthemanyway.

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Onlythreeofthefilesinthevarioussubdirectoriesareneeded.Eachofthethreefilesshouldbeputina
subdirectorywithotherfilesofitstype.UseExplorertomovethefilestowheretheyareneeded.

Note:IfyouonlyseesomeofthesefileslistedinExplorer,clickon"View/Options/View"andthenselectthe
radiobutton"ShowallFiles".

glut.hcopythisfiletoC:\DevCpp\include\GL
Copyfromyour"unzipped"subdirectories(wherevertheyare):

Tohere:

libglut32.acopythisfilefromyourunzippeddirectoriestoC:\DevCpp\lib
Theremaybeanewerversionofthisfilethere,already.Replacethatversionwiththeoneyou
unzipped(ifyoukeepthenewerversionyourprogramswillnotlinkcorrectly.)

Copyfromyour"unzipped"subdirectories:

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Tohere:

glut32.dllmovethisfiletoC:\WINNT\System32,orsimilarlocation.
Thelocationforthisfiledependsonyouroperatingsystem.Thedirectorywhereitgoesisthe
directorythatholdsthedynamicloadlibraries(*.dll).Aneasywaytofindwhereitshouldgoisto
lookforglu32.dll(use"Search"fromthestartmenu).

Thedirectorytouseshouldalsohavethefilesglu32.dllandopengl32.dll.Theseshouldhavecome
withyouroperatingsystem.

IV.TestDevcppwithGLUT
TheessentialstepincompilingandrunningaCprogramthatcontainsOpenGLandGLUTfunctionsistotellthelinker
wherethelibrariesare.ThisisdonebyclickingProject/ProjectOptions/Parameters/AddLibraryorOptionsandthen
navigatingtothelibrariesyouneedtoinclude:libopengl32.a,libglu32.a,andlibglut32.a.Thelibrariesshouldbeaddedin
thatorder.

Details:

a.Createasubdirectoryforaproject.Dothisfirst,beforeyoustartDevCpp.Createanewsubdirectorywith
"Explorer"byclicking"File/New/Folder".

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Forexample,createafolderC:\GLproject.

b.StartDevcpp:

c.StartanewprojectbyclickingFile/New/Project.Inthepanelthatpopsup,nametheprojectsomethinglike
"rectangle",clickon"emptyproject"and"C":ClickOK.

Note:ForcompilingwithOpenGLyoumustcreateaproject.Youneedtohaveaproject(notjustasingleCfile)
inordertolinkintheOpenGLlibraries.

d.Inthenextpanel,navigatetoyourfolderC:\GLproject,andclick"Save".
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e.InDevC++,click"File/New/SourceFile"andtheninthenextpanel"AddtoProject"click"yes".Click
"File/SaveAs"andthengivethefileaname.Navigatetoyourprojectsubdirectorytosavethefileinit.Name
thefilesomethinglike"rectangle.c"

Besurethatthefilenamesendswith".c"anythingelsewillcausebigproblems.

f.Clickanddragyourmouseoverthefollowingprogramsothatitishighlighted,thenclick"Edit/Copy"fromthe
browser'smenubar.
#include<GL/glut.h>

constintA=500;/*lengthofasideofthemonitorwindow*/
constfloatB=500;/*lengthofasideoftheclippingrectangle*/
constfloatC=200;/*lengthofasideofthesquaretheprogramdraws*/

voidmyinit(void)
{
glClearColor(0.7,0.7,0.7,0.0);/*graybackground*/

glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);/*InWorldcoordinates:*/
glLoadIdentity();/*positionthe"clippingrectangle"*/
gluOrtho2D(B/2,B/2,B/2,B/2);/*atB/2,itsrightedgeat+B/2,itsbottom*/
glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);/*edgeatB/2anditstopedgeat+B/2*/
}

voiddisplay(void)
{

glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);/*clearthewindow*/

glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);/*Thefollowingcoordinatesareexpressed*/
glLoadIdentity();/*intermsofWorldcoordinates*/

glBegin(GL_POLYGON);/*drawafilledpolygon*/
glColor3f(1.0,0.3,0.2);/*drawinlightred*/
glVertex2f(C/2,C/2);/*(x,y)*/
glVertex2f(C/2,C/2);/*(x,y)*/
glVertex2f(C/2,C/2);/*(x,y)*/
glVertex2f(C/2,C/2);/*(x,y)*/
glEnd();

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glFlush();/*sendallcommands*/
}

voidmain(intargc,char**argv)
{
glutInit(&argc,argv);
glutInitWindowSize(A,A);/*AxApixelscreenwindow*/

glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_RGB|GLUT_SINGLE);
glutCreateWindow("MyRectangle");/*windowtitle*/
glutDisplayFunc(display);/*tellOpenGLmainloopwhat*/
myinit();/*setattributes*/

glutMainLoop();/*passcontroltothemainloop*/
}

g.NowclickintheeditingwindowofDevcppandthenclick"Edit/Paste"initsmenubar.Theprogramwill
appearintheeditingwindow.

h.Click"File/Save".ThefileinyourprojectdirectoryshouldnowcontainanOpenGLprogram.

i.TellDevcppwhatlibrariesneedtobelinked.Click"Project/ProjectOptions".

j.Nowclick"Parameters".Clickthe"AddLibraryorObject"buttonandnavigatetothelibrariesthatshouldbe
added,foundunderC:\Devcpp\lib

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../lib/libglu32.a
../lib/libglut32.a

Addtheminthatorder(only).NoticethattheslasheswillappearinUnixstyle"/"ratherthanDOSstyle"\".

Whenyouaredoneaddingthethreelibaries,youshouldsee:

Theexactpatternof"../../.."youseedependsonhowdeepinthedirectorystructureyoursourcefilelies.

Click"OK".

k.Click"Execute/CompileandRun".Theprogramshouldcompile,link,andrun:

Ifthingsdon'twork(verycommon)clickonthe"CompileLog"tabforsomeconfusingerrormessages.Ifyou
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seesomethinglikethefollowing,itmeansthatyoumadeamistakeinaddingthelibrariestotheproject:

Trytofixthelistoflibraries,orperhapsstartoverfromscratch.

Younowarefinished,orhavegivenup.

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