How to compile & run Project 1 using Visual C++

1. Uncompressed proj1.tar.gz to C:\Work, creating C:\Work\Proj1 containing your project files
2. Started VC++ (Start -> Programs -> Programming -> Microsoft Visual C++)
3. Created a new project (File -> New, select the project tab, clicked on Win32 Console Application, Project name: Proj1, Location: C:\Work, empty project on the next tab)
4. Added files to the project (in the workspace window to the left, select the FileView tab on the bottom, right click on Source Files and Add Files to Folder and add your 3 .c files then right click on Header Files and Add Files to Folder, adding your 2 .h files)
5. Edited lowlevel.c to change:

   #include < string.h >
   #include < GL/gl.h >
   

   to:

   #include < string.h >
   #include < windows.h >
   #include < GL/gl.h >
   

   Note: due to HTML formating, I had to put in spaces.. you should not have spaces between the greater-than and less-than signs in your include statements

   For some reason gl.h causes a large number of errors without windows.h (102 to be exact - probably b/c it's Microsoft's gl.h). You can edit the file in Visual Studio by expanding Source Files in the workspace window and double-clicking on lowlevel.c.

6. Built/executed the project (Built -> Build or Execute Proj1.exe, F7 to build, ctrl+F5 to execute or click the Build or Execute button on the Build MiniBar).

• If this doesn't work on your home machine, you need to make sure you have the windows source for GLUT (and possibly later GLUI) (Standard libraries should include the other OpenGL source, but may not)

  The following solution is thanks to John Glassmire:

  The following .h and .lib files are necessary for compiling your code with Visual C++. The .dll is necessary in your windows environment to execute the code.
  • glut32.dll
  • glui.h
  • glut.h
  • glui32.lib
  • glut32.lib
  Adding the following files got the program compiling on my home computer (they are already on the PC lab comps.)

  .h files in  Visual Studio\vc98\include\gl\
  .lib files in  Visual Studio\vc98\lib\
  .dll in C:\windows\system32\