I am sure it is possible because I heard it was done before, but I find it impossible for myself to make an openGL window under linux. Anyone know a step by step tutorial or anything on how to get sdl and all those libraries working. Also on the code that makes the window come up and how to put shapes inside and make them move. I have tried for about weeks and can''t make a window with graphics. I am using a gui like kdevelop and anjuta. I eventually want it to work in both windows and linux. I know that I can do it easily in windows but I don''t like it as much as linux... any good books on programming games with open gl windows in linux ? thanks

problems getting SDL and Linux up?

try the book: Programming Linux Games by No Starch Press

its got a good step by step walkthrough of setting up SDL and several other libraries to help you get going with OpenGL in Linux

Hi!

I learned how to create a window for OpenGL in Linux from a porting sample in the MSDN. It may sound stupid, but it was among the best resources I could find...

Try this link.

Anyways, I''ve never used SDL or something, but it might be a good idea to use it...

cya,
Drag0n

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SDL and GLUT works flawlessly on linux. You make it sound like OGL on linux is hardly ever done when it was designed for *nix based systems.

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SDL and GLUT works flawlessly on linux. You make it sound like OGL on linux is hardly ever done when it was designed for *nix based systems.

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I tell you now that I''ve hardly ever done any game programming for *nix-based systems.

But as far as I''m aware, most projects use SDL and/or GLUT.

cya,
Drag0n

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Here's an early version of a 3ds loader project that I was working on that uses OpenGL on Linux.

http://tgraupmann.uwvcd.com/cgi-bin/source/3dsiiglx_mod.tar.gz

[edited by - tgraupmann on January 10, 2004 6:01:06 PM]

Are you having trouble setting up the SDL libraries, or just using them? If you are having trouble using the libraries, then the rest of this post may help some.

When I switched my linux project over to SDL, I pretty much just copied code from the SDL documentation to set up SDL and create the window for me. Check it out here. I spent a bit figuring out what that all did (probably not as much as I should have though), but that code really helped me out. The SDL homepage also has a page of SDL with OpenGL tutorials that may or may not be helpful.