We need the following sets of libraries in programming OpenGL: Core OpenGL (GL): consists of hundreds of functions, which begin with a prefix 'gl' (e.g., glColor, glVertex, glTranslate, glRotate). We need a C/C compiler, either GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) from MinGW or Cygwin (for Windows), or Visual C/C Compiler, or others. Download this small zip file from here, it contains GLUT, libraries and header files glut.zip 2. Knowledge of C with basic idea of GUI programming and working in windows.h #Steps 1. This is needed to run programs for Edward Angel's textbook, Interactive Computer. By installing the GLUT header and library files, it can be used to write programs that use OpenGL. Like most C compilers, it also can be used to compile ANSI C. Bloodshed Dev-C is a free C compiler and development environment for Windows operating systems. Follow the steps below to setup an OpenGL GLUT project: From the Dev-C menu, select File - New - Project. For this reason, you need to specify the project type whenever you begin start writing a new application. Project Settings For an GLUT OpenGL Project In Dev-C, the IDE organizes your code files into projects. If you have 32bit Windows 7, I believe you add the glut32.dll to the system32.
These steps will install the free compiler Dev c and the free graphics library OpenGL on Windows 8 or 10 64 bit OS.
