OpenGL Programming/Installation/Mac

In Mac OS X 10.4 (and most likely all versions of OS X) OpenGL and GLUT are installed with the Xcode/developer tools that came on your Mac OS X installation disc(s).

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To use GLUT and OpenGL from within Xcode:

• open Xcode located in "/Developer/Applications/"
• choose "New Project" from the file menu
• choose "C++ Tool" from the "Command Line Utility" list
• enter your desired project name and directory
• from the "Action" menu (which has a picture of a small gear on it) select "Add -> Existing Frameworks"
• frameworks are stored in "/System/Library/Frameworks/", from there select and add GLUT & OpenGL

When #including OpenGL & GLUT header files (but not the regular ones like iostream) within Xcode, make sure to do so like this:

#include <OpenGL/gl.h>
#include <OpenGl/glu.h>
#include <GLUT/glut.h>

in other words:

#include <name_of_framework/name_of_header_file.h>