OpenGL SDK: GLEW - The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library

The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform open-source C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time mechanisms ... OpenGLSoftwareDevelopmentKit Documentation,SampleCode,Libraries,andToolsforcreatingOpenGL-basedApplications SDKHome Documentation Libraries Tutorials Tools Forums Registry TheOpenGLExtensionWranglerLibrary TheOpenGLExtensionWranglerLibrary(GLEW)isacross-platformopen-sourceC/C++extensionloadinglibrary. GLEWprovidesefficientrun-timemechanismsfordeterminingwhichOpenGLextensionsaresupported onthetargetplatform. Download VisittheGLEWwebsitefor thesourcecodeandprecompiledbinaries. Features SupportforcoreOpenGL3.0andover399extensions TestedonWindows,Linux,MacOSX,FreeBSD,Irix,andSolaris AutomaticcodegenerationfromOpenGLextensionspecifications Thread-safesupportformultiplerenderingcontexts Utilitiesforextensionsupportverification Compatibility GLEWiswritteninANSIC.Youcaneitherincludethesourcefilesdirectly intoyourprojectorcompilethemintoaseparatelibrary. Usage Tofindoutifaparticularextensionisavailableonyourplatform, youcancheckforgloballydefinedvariablesoftheformGLEW_{extension_name}. Forexample,tocheckiftheARB_vertex_programextensionisavailable, youcandothefollowing: #include    /*Replacegl.hwithglew.h*/ ... if(GLEW_ARB_vertex_program) {     /*ItissafetousetheARB_vertex_programextensionhere.*/     glGenProgramsARB(...); } CheckingforcoreOpenGLfunctionalityissimilartocheckingforextensions.Forexample,to seeifOpenGL1.3issupported,youcandothefollowing: if(GLEW_VERSION_1_3) {     /*Yay!OpenGL1.3issupported!*/ } VisittheGLEWwebsiteforadditionalexamples anddocumentation. Copyright ThesourcecodeislicensedunderthemodifiedBSDlicense. TheautomaticcodegenerationscriptsarereleasedundertheGNUGPL. MoreInformation VisittheGLEWwebsiteforinformationon newreleases,documentation,mailinglists,andprojectsupportservices. AboutUs PrivacyPolicy OpenGLisaregisteredtrademarkofSGI.WebsiteCopyright1998-2016TheKhronosGroupInc.Allrightsreserved.HostingprovidedbyDigitalOcean