[OpenGL] RedBook example environment setup on Mac

This post records how to setup the OpenGL programming guide source example environment on Mac.

• Install XCode OpenGL and GLUT come with the OS and Xcode installations. To verify, check for

   /System/Library/Frameworks/{OpenGL,GLUT}.framework
  

• In your OpenGL source files, include the following line

    #include <OpenGL/gl.h>
    #include <OpenGL/glu.h>
    #include <GLUT/glut.h>
  

• To make a GLUT application on the command line, use the following linker options:

   -framework OpenGL -framework GLUT
  

For Ubuntu, you can refer this: Setting up an OpenGL development environment in Ubuntu Linux

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