why can't i compile opneGL???

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
1

hi

i have installed the VC++ but i don’t get where the openGL fits in … where do i put the directory or folders cos when i try to write a code and compile it it says:

Cannot compile the C:\Program files\Visual Studio… no compile tool is associtated with the file extension

i am just praticing my first openGL coding:
/simple.c/
#include <GL/glut.h>

void display() {
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glVertex2f(-0.5, -0.5);
glVertex2f(-0.5, 0.5);
glVertex2f(0.5, 0.5);
glVertex2f(0.5, -0.5);

glEnd();
glFlush();

}

int main(int argc, char** argv){
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutCreateWindow(“simple”);
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutMainLoop();
}

2

That error happens when you try to compile a file that isn’t .C or .CPP

Have you created a project( and workspace)?

If so, just add your file (that should have a .C extension) to the project’s source files making sure there are no other files included.

Then click “Build” and hopefully it’ll make something!

3

What have you named the file you are trying to compile?

Did you use .C or .CPP as the extension of the file?

Originally posted by catalanoli:
[b]hi

i have installed the VC++ but i don’t get where the openGL fits in … where do i put the directory or folders cos when i try to write a code and compile it it says:

Cannot compile the C:\Program files\Visual Studio… no compile tool is associtated with the file extension

i am just praticing my first openGL coding:
/simple.c/
#include <GL/glut.h>

void display() {
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glVertex2f(-0.5, -0.5);
glVertex2f(-0.5, 0.5);
glVertex2f(0.5, 0.5);
glVertex2f(0.5, -0.5);

glEnd();
glFlush();
}

int main(int argc, char** argv){
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutCreateWindow(“simple”);
glutDisplayFunc(display);
glutMainLoop();
}

[/b]

4

ya what those guys said, but to answer your actual question, stick opengl32.lib, glu32.lib, glaux.lib, and glut32.lib in the lib directory in the visual studio folder