currently i''m using bloodshed dev c++ which is a killer free ide that uses the mingw32 free compiler. i downloaded the opengl tutorial source codes in msvc++ and tried recompiling the first tutorial without changing anything. the result was an error saying it has no idea what CDS_FULLSCREEN is. i did a search through every header file i got and can''t find anything remotely similar. i''d greatly appreciate some help with this so i can get past that to more compiling errors in the near future.

OK! i''m replying to my own post now. i found the problem on another website. it turns out CDS_FULLSCREEN is just plain missing from the mingw32 header files.

if anyone does have this same problem:

#ifndef CDS_FULLSCREEN
#define CDS_FULLSCREEN 4
#endif

also, the website claims that glaux won''t work, and uses allegro instead. personally, i think allegro is a great library, but seems to have major resource muching problems on some pc''s. so anyway, i believe the best solution to my problem is GO OUT AND BUY MSVC++6.0!!!!! i think i''ll just go do that

Hi,

Dont give up with Dev-C++ just yet. It is possible to use it without resorting to using Allegro.

Checkout my OpenGL tuts at www.gamecoding.co.uk - they support Dev-C & MSVC

Paul.

Great, but also many of the NeHe tutorials is ported to GLUT

i simply refuse to use glut as well as allegro

Get the sources for the glaux library from the Microsoft PSDK and build it or use the TGA loader from some of the tutorials. Any bitmap loader will do.