How to setup openGL with dev C++ for using it with C?

VirusDumb · January 10

I wanna make this but I don't have openGL set up

I tried 2 process, first is this video

where I just instead of using the MinGW32 folder I pasted them in the x86_64-w64-mingw32 inside MinGW64 because the MinGW32 wasn't there for me

then I tried using the mingw version from here https://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/freeglut-devel/ and that didn't work either both resulted in these same errors

riklaunim · January 11

Side note - OpenGL has limited use nowadays. It's semi-alive on Linux and used rarely on Windows, mostly for some old app or some CAD-like app. If you are trying OpenGL on Windows it will be annoying. If you want to make games use a higher-level and feature complete game engine.

VirusDumb · January 12

17 hours ago, riklaunim said:

Side note - OpenGL has limited use nowadays. It's semi-alive on Linux and used rarely on Windows, mostly for some old app or some CAD-like app. If you are trying OpenGL on Windows it will be annoying. If you want to make games use a higher-level and feature complete game engine.

I just want to learn the very low levels of graphics programming and this is the only tutorial I could find, and most other tutorials are in openGL too, I guess I'll have to try some other libraries

riklaunim · January 12

9 hours ago, VirusDumb said:

I just want to learn the very low levels of graphics programming and this is the only tutorial I could find, and most other tutorials are in openGL too, I guess I'll have to try some other libraries

OpenGL is still taught in some universities and in some courses as an introduction to the general workflow of GPU computing - whether gaming or not. It's not "hot" anymore as compute moved to Metal/DX12/Vulkan. Basic concepts are the same, but workflow/API is different. If you want low-level help with that you will have to go to a dedicated discord/mailing list community uses as it's a niche topic for developers so there aren't many of them. You can check this channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@GetIntoGameDev/playlists

It covers a lot, but IMHO you should also look at some sort well well-rated on-site bootcamp/university course.

VirusDumb · Friday at 03:51 PM

UPDATE:

Fixed the issue by simply selecting the 32 bit compiler for GCC which was just there infront of my eyes, all I had to do was select the 32 bit in compiler options while putting the linker commands and then using it from the drop down to run them