Using OpenGL & GLUT in Visual Studio .NET 2003
Quick Guide

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This is the quick version of the more detailed guide. It assumes Visual Studio .NET 2003 and GLUT are already installed.

Instructions

  1. Create an empty C++ Win32 Console Project.
  2. Add at least one source file to your project.
  3. Open the project's Property Pages dialog and select All Configurations from the Configuration: list box.
  4. In the Linker → Input subtree, add the following to the Additional Dependencies text box:

    opengl32.lib glu32.lib glut32.lib
  5. To disable the console window, go to the Linker → Command Line subtree and add the following code to the Additional Options: text box:

    /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS /ENTRY:mainCRTStartup

    Note: Do not do this step if you want to see any console output using printf, cout, cerr, etc.
  6. Always compile and test your program on a Linux machine before submitting it for grading.

Distributing Your Program

If you're going to share your program with people for fame and glory, build a Release version so the executable isn't gigantic. More importantly, remember to include the glut32.dll file with your application, because most users won't have it in their WINDOWS/system directory.

Last Update: September 10, 2005

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