DazzlingMayur: Installing FreeGLUT in CodeBlock

Install FreeGLUT (Be Careful )

1. Download : http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/freeglut-devel/

From above location, download freeglut-mingw.zip

Extract the file in any folder.

2. Now create two copies of GNU GCC Compiler.

a. First is 32 bits and copy following files as directed:

File	From (FreeGLUT\)	To(MinGW32\)
freeglut.dll	bin	bin and C:\Windows\System32\
Freeglut.h Freeglut_ext.h Freeglut_std.h glut.h (optional as in previous step)	include\GL	include\GL
libfreeglut.a libfreeglut_static.a	lib	lib

b. Second one, 64 bits is other copy for it do as follows:

File	From (FreeGLUT\)	To(MinGW64\)
freeglut.dll	bin\x64	bin and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\
Freeglut.h Freeglut_ext.h Freeglut_std.h glut.h	include\GL	include\GL
libfreeglut.a libfreeglut_static.a	lib\x64	lib

3. Now move to settings of Compiler in CB.

a. For 32 bits Compiler version,

Don’t forget to update Toolchain Executables as per need ,here, C:\TDM-GCC-32

Linker Settings =>Link Libraries

C:\TDM-GCC-32\lib\libfreeglut.a

C:\TDM-GCC-32\lib\libfreeglut_static.a

In “Other Linker Options”

-lOpenGL32 -lglu32 –lfreeglut

Search Directories Tab => Compiler

C:\TDM-GCC-32\include

Search Directories Tab => Linker

C:\TDM-GCC-32\lib

b. For 64 bits Compiler version,

Don’t forget to update Toolchain Executables as per need ,here, C:\TDM-GCC-64

For toolchain Executables (in order of appearance)

gcc.exe

g++.exe

ar.exe

windres.exe

mingw32-make.exe

Linker Settings =>Link Libraries

C:\TDM-GCC-64\lib\libfreeglut.a

C:\TDM-GCC-64\lib\libfreeglut_static.a

In “Other Linker Options”

-lOpenGL32 -lglu32 –lfreeglut

Search Directories Tab => Compiler

C:\TDM-GCC-64\include

Search Directories Tab => Linker

C:\TDM-GCC-64\lib

4. Now, create empty project with choosing compiler suitable to your OS. Right click on Project and go to the project properites and Build Targets => build type => GUI application

5. Now download and extract this zip file:

http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/OpenGL/01_hello_opengl/01_hello_freeglut.zip

6. And place *.h and *.cpp files into CB project locations.

7. Now again confirm Compiler from Rt Click on project => Build options.

8. Now rebuild => build => run.

You will get this output: