Vista and Glut

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Can anyone tell me if you can use glut with Windows Vista 64 bit? If yes what do I have to do to make it work, I am using Visual C++ Express.

2

Hi Question,

You do not really mention what issue you are facing with Vista64 and Glut. Are you getting a black screen when you are running glut-based programs? If yes, do disable Aero. Cos I have that issue once.

If you’re having other issues, let me know. then we’ll gladly help you. :slight_smile:

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I am trying to compile a simple program
#include <gl/glut.h>

void main(int argc, char **argv) {
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DEPTH | GLUT_SINGLE | GLUT_RGBA);
glutInitWindowPosition(100,100);
glutInitWindowSize(320,320);
glutCreateWindow(“3D Tech- GLUT Tutorial”);
}

it compiles but when I try to run it I get

02328640()	
atioglxx.dll!690d224d() 	
[Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for atioglxx.dll]	
atioglxx.dll!690d2272() 	
atioglxx.dll!690d2c13() 	
atioglxx.dll!694f1e20() 	
atioglxx.dll!69365ed6() 	
atioglxx.dll!69044e31() 	
opengl32.dll!64cbd847() 	
atioglxx.dll!69034a3f() 	
opengl32.dll!64cbd86b() 	
atioglxx.dll!69034ab4() 	
atioglxx.dll!69037361() 	
atioglxx.dll!6934ee64() 	
atioglxx.dll!6905ccad() 	
atioglxx.dll!69045061() 	
atioglxx.dll!69045280() 	
atioglxx.dll!6904821e() 	
atioglxx.dll!6910a8fa() 	
atioglxx.dll!6903a8f9() 	
atioglxx.dll!69042e27() 	
atioglxx.dll!690091bd() 	
opengl32.dll!64cba6ff() 	
opengl32.dll!64cba8cb() 	
glut32.dll!1000aa05() 	
glut32.dll!1000b6de() 	
glut32.dll!1000b820() 	
glut32.dll!1000b8b4()

> cube.exe!glutCreateWindow_ATEXIT_HACK(const char * title=0x0108573c) Line 503 + 0x30 bytes C++
cube.exe!main(int argc=1, char * * argv=0x00ed3f78) Line 9 C++
cube.exe!__tmainCRTStartup() Line 586 + 0x19 bytes C
cube.exe!mainCRTStartup() Line 403 C
kernel32.dll!75ce3823()
ntdll.dll!7702a9bd()

I have programmed in opengl for a long time but now I am trying to switch to vista

4

Ok i think I’ve got bad news for you. I was looking at your output and the thing that struck me was glut32.dll

That 32 appended to glut seems to suggest that it’s meant to run on 32 bit systems.

I did a simple google search and I came across this page:

http://www.opengl.org/resources/libraries/glut/glut_downloads.php

In it, it says:

“Because GLUT is window system independent (as much as possible), GLUT can be implemented for window systems other than X. Implementations of GLUT for OS/2, NT & Windows 95, and the Mac have ben implemented, but only the Win32 and X11 versions are part of the official GLUT source code distrbution.”

So what I think you need to do is find an unofficial build for glut 64 build.

Also check out this previous post:

http://www.opengl.org/discussion_boards/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=220142

You might find it useful.

5

Ok I found something really useful for you.

Try this:

http://www.idfun.de/glut64/

I hope this helps. :slight_smile: