OpenGL Programming/Installation/Mac

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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).



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>

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