OpenGL Programming/Installation/Mac

In Mac OS X 10.4 (and most likely all versions of OS X) OpenGL and GLUT are installed with the Xcode/developer tools that came on your Mac OS X installation disc(s).

To use GLUT and OpenGL from within Xcode:

• Open Xcode located in "/Developer/Applications/"
• Choose "New Project" from the file menu
• Choose "Command Line Tool" under the Application template for Mac OS X
• Choose type "C++"
• Enter your desired project name and directory and click create
• In the "Linked Frameworks and Libraries" area click the "+" button, and select "OpenGL.framework"
• Repeat for "GLUT.framework"

When #including OpenGL & GLUT header files (but not the regular ones like iostream) within Xcode, make sure to do so like this:

#include <OpenGL/gl.h>

#include <OpenGl/glu.h>

#include <GLUT/glut.h>

in other words:

#include <name_of_framework/name_of_header_file.h>