Setting up Opengl for Borlandc++

Question

I have copied the glut.h file in c:/turbo/tc/include/ directory and glut32.dll in c:/windows/System32/.

After this what should I do ?

Answer 1

your path implies old Borland Turbo C++ 3.1 to me

• which was the old MS-DOS C++ IDE (similar to Borland TP 7.0 pascal IDE)
• in which you can not have classic 32bit OpenGL
• there were some 16bit MS-DOS versions of GL+GLUT compatible ports of glut+gl libs.
• so unless you do not have them then it will not work no matter you do
• if you do then read the provided readme.txt or whatever to see how to use it
• there were some tutorials on them but I strongly doubt you will find them on the internet
• because most of old programing portals is off-line and stuff lost forever ...

if you have newer compiler like Borland C++ BCC 5.0 or newer

• then just include headers

• link lib files for used dll's for example:

  #include "my_GL_headers\\glut.h"
  #pragma link "my_GL_headers\\glut.lib"
  

• use implib tool if you do not have them or are incompatible

• because most provided libs are for MSVC++
• which are incompatible with standard Intel object format
• for more info see difference between COMF and OMF
• some header files already link their lib files so do this only if you have unresolved externals ...

If you use IDE like Borland C++ builder 1,2,3,4,5,6 or Developer Studio 2006 Turbo C++

• then look at this answer of mine: How to render an openGL frame in C++ builder?
• all the headers and libs are included in IDE ...

PS this is how mine usual GL includes look like in BDS2006 projects

#include <windows.h>
#include <jpeg.hpp>
#include <math.h>
#define GLEW_STATIC
#include "gl\glew.c"
#include "gl\gl.h"
#include "gl\glu.h"
#include "gl\glext.h"
#include "gl\wglext.h"   
#include "gl\glut.h"

• where gl is project source local folder
• including all headers/objs/libs ...
• the only lib you need is glut.lib (if you want to use glut)
• GLEW can be either as lib/dll/obj or as C++ source code
• I prefer the C++ source version under borland/embarcadero