XCode C++ (Part 2)

OpenGL GLFW


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Building an OpenGL application using C++ and XCode

I compiled a minimal OpenGL on my M1 MacBook Air.

I used GLFW (a cross platform library for OpenGL).

Overview

Here GLFW is used to create an application window with a given width and height and the title "Hello World".

In a loop the SwapBuffers function is called until the window is closed.

main.cpp

New Command Line Tool project

Named Hello OpenGL

General Settings

Default hello world code

GLFW web site

Hello OpenGL example

Missing library/header files

brew install glfw

installed to folder /opt/homebrew/Cellar/glfw/3.3.8

Add reference to /opt/homebrew/Cellar/glfw/3.3.8/ header files

/opt/homebrew/Cellar/glfw/3.3.8/include

/opt/homebrew/Cellar/glfw/3.3.8/include reference added

Add reference to libraries

OpenGL.framework

Add items

Add files

add a reference to dynamically loaded library /opt/homebrew/Cellar/glfw/3.3.8/lib/libglfw.3.3.dylib

Library references updated

Hello OpenGL application running

References

OpenGL GLFW Hello World: M1 Macbook Pro + Xcode

OpenGL GLFW Windows Visual Studio