Do you have the GLUT development packages installed? libsomething.so.somenumber is the runtime component for a library, to link against it you need the development library which is usually named libsomething.la, if memory serves.

I'm not familiar with OpenSUSE's package naming conventions, but it would probably be called libglut-dev or glut-devel or something similar.

if the glutlibrary directory is something different from /usr/lib (r.g. /usr/lib/glut/)
then you have to specify the librarypath by using -L/usr/lib/glutandwhatnot
- linker

Same goes for the headers. There it is -I/usr/include/glutandstuff
-compiler

The link the library you have to use -lglut or something similary (lib is -l, the rest is what you need to type)
Libarary files are always named libxxx.so.versionnumbers.more.andmore (shared libs)
or libxxx.a (static libs)
- linker

To compile and link a simple example "$ gcc -o test test.c -L/usr/lib/glut -I/usr/include/glut -lglut" should work.
- this links and compiles in one step


$ gcc -c -o test.o test.c -I/usr/include/glut - compile
$ gcc -o test test.o -L/usr/lib/glut -lglut - link

(if you compile and link in separation)

hope this helps

Quote: Original post by hydroo
if the glutlibrary directory is something different from /usr/lib (r.g. /usr/lib/glut/)
then you have to specify the librarypath by using -L/usr/lib/glutandwhatnot
- linker

Same goes for the headers. There it is -I/usr/include/glutandstuff
-compiler

I highly doubt it. I've never used a distro that puts development libraries and headers in non-standard locations, the package manager should handle setup enough that it "just works" to #include <GL/glut.h> and link with -lglut.