Setting Up Opengl For Eclipse How To Setup Ubuntu

I am trying to write little note how to setup Ubuntu Linux and Eclipse C for developing openGL purpose.

We usually use Glut, FreeGlut and Mesa for developing openGL in Linux system.

Setting Up Opengl For Eclipse Install The OpenGL

We need to get update from Ubuntu repository before installing openGL development resource and then second step install the openGL library.

After resource got installed, we need to setup Eclipse IDE, Eclipse can be done by install from Ubuntu repository with CDT Support.

After all tools installed, now its time to start setup Eclipse IDE and then after Eclipse started, we need to create new C project using menu File-New-C Project or using key shortcut ShiftAltN.

Before start create code, we need to add some linker option, so when linker process the library can be found by linker program.

To add glut library on the linker process can be complete by using rigth click on the openglglut project then select properties.

Add glut and GLU library on the project then select Ok Button to apply changes.

Now we can start openGL code, create main.cpp by right click on the openglglut project and select New-File then give File Name as entry point main.cpp.

Add this code to main.cpp to check if our Eclipse setting is correct.

If no error, the sample should become to be like this.then we completed all setting setup step for openGL development environment using Eclipse in Ubuntu Linux system.

Reply Delete Replies Reply Amru Rosyada November 20, 2012 at 8:32 PM lol:D Reply Delete Replies Reply rbaleksandar May 25, 2013 at 5:30 AM For those of you who s till get the problem with the undefined reference to basically all OpenGL functions and methods - in the G Linker settings in the Library search path (-L) add the path where the linker can find those libraries.

In my case it was usrlib (simply look for libglut.so etc.).

After that it worked like a charm.

Thanks for the tutorial.;) Reply Delete Replies Unknown November 3, 2013 at 2:52 PM still having all the problem, its not finding any of the open gl functions, how do you find the links in the file and how do you add the linkers thank you Delete Replies Reply Reply ys August 8, 2013 at 6:31 AM Thanks for the tutorial.

But even after adding the Library search path(-L) to the linker settings, I still get the errors saying glEnable is defined in DSO usrlibx8664-linux-gnumesalibGL.so.1 so try adding it to the linker command line.

Please help. Reply Delete Replies Reply Unknown September 19, 2013 at 1:34 PM As of Ubuntu 13.04, there are two additional steps you should take: 1.) In Build Settings, add GL in addition to glut and GLU.

In RunDebug settings, add the environment variable DISPLAY with a value of:0.0 Cheers Reply Delete Replies Reply Unknown October 11, 2013 at 11:31 AM Thank you for the tutorial butt the problem is at the last step when i am running the code it gives me this error message freeglut (homeawspacecopenglglutDebugopenglglut): failed to open display Reply Delete Replies Unknown October 20, 2013 at 7:48 PM See my post above.

Delete Replies Reply Reply sadlerrr October 28, 2013 at 6:41 AM For those who still cant get it to work even after adding the link address (in my case usrlibx8664-linux-gnumesa and usrlib).

Just add GL to the cross G linker library.

GLU and GL one at a time).

Reply Delete Replies Reply Unknown December 5, 2013 at 3:05 AM Hi.

You need to add also GL in the linker option of eclipse glut and GLU is not enough Reply Delete Replies Reply Shaurya January 28, 2014 at 10:14 AM Add: glut GLU and GL Add there paths as well.

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