openGL with GCC

[Guest silverskin]

I've just started learning C and C++ in my course at uni. I can write simple programs using a text editor and compile them with the GCC in a terminal.

 

I am also learning openGL. I write a simple program and try to compile it in the same way and I get an error. Is it possible to use openGL in linux? Do I need to download something to make it work.

 

Thanks.

[MoonChild]

Sorry to say this but it seems MDK screwed up development libraries. Even though most of them are present (and you are able to find them or install them from CD). My guess is it has something to do with where GCC is looking for libraries. In my QT programs, I specify the libraries explicitly, ie:

include "/usr/lib/qt3/include/qapplication.h

. You can try that if you want...

[Glitz]

These are the compiler options I used for openGL programs under LM8.1 (I too am experimenting with openGL):

 

-D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -g -c

 

These are the linker options I used:

 

-L. -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lglut -lGL -lGLU

 

Glitz.