Using GLEW to use OpenGL extensions under Windows

Question

I\'ve been using OpenGL extensions on Windows the painful way. Is GLEW the easier way to go? How do I get started with it?

Answer 1

Personally I wouldn't use an exit command.

I would throw an exception so you can clear any other initialisation up at the end of the function.

ie:

try
{
    // init opengl/directx
    // init directaudio
    // init directinput

    if (GLEW_OK != glewInit())
    {
        throw std::exception("glewInit failed");
    }
}
catch ( const std::exception& ex )
{
    // message to screen using ex.what()
    // clear up
}

And I agree with OJ - if you want to write tutorials for others, then this is really the wrong place for it. There are already a load of good places for opengl tutorials. Try this one for instance.