Install Dev C++ and OpenGL | It Works

How to Install the free compiler Dev C++ and the free graphics library OpenGL on Windows 10.

-lglu32 -lglut32 -lopengl32

Replace less than sign with actual less than sign. YouTube prevents me from adding it here.

---C Code---
#include "LESS THAN SIGN" stdio.h "GREATER THAN SIGN"
int main()
{
printf("Hello World!!!\n\n");
system("pause");
}

---OpenGL Code---
#include "LESS THAN SIGN" GL/glut.h "GREATER THAN SIGN"
void display()
{
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
glColor3f(1,0,0);
glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
glVertex2f(100,300);
glVertex2f(100,100);
glVertex2f(200,100);
glVertex2f(200,300);
glEnd();
glFlush();
glutSwapBuffers();
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
glutInit(&argc, argv);
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_DOUBLE | GLUT_RGBA);
glutInitWindowSize(640,640);
glutCreateWindow("OpenGL");
glutDisplayFunc(display);
gluOrtho2D(0,640,0,640);
glClearColor(0.5,0.7,0.5,0);
glutMainLoop();
return 0;
}

[Monika]

I have to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you much!!!!You saved my day! ;)

[Mikevmaestro]

Just a note for people using this to start a project... something in chrome prevents the glutming download, I imagine it is my adblocker. I was able to download immediately in Microsoft Edge.

[NelsonBilling]

Thanks for the link to this version of devc++. The bloodshed one is broken for me on Windows 11 but the one you linked works perfectly. It's sad that such a basic and helpful educational tool as devc++ seems to have fallen into disrepair with nothing to replace it.

[DSage]

If you don't see a "SysWow64" folder, that means that you have a 32 bit operating system and use the "system32" folder instead.

[ardeshirojan]

And when i was completly disappointed you came and made all of this work out as it should be thanks

[MaxoelRibeiro]

Oh my
Thank you very much!
There are no simple tutorials like this on the whole internet!

[tamtamns]

I've followed every step you showed in the video above and it really worked...thank you so much!!!

[dmmat]

After searching for hours over the Internet and tried numerous other non-working solutions, I confirm that this one works on Windows 10 64bit! Thank you 3DSage.
Notice: You don't need to add the commands "-lglu32 -lglut32 -lopengl32" in the compiler options. You only have to click "Project/Project Options/Parameters", place the cursor in the Linker's white-box, press the "Add Library or Object" button, navigate to the "lib" folder found under "C:\Program Files (x86)\Dev-Cpp\MinGW32\lib" and set:

../lib/libopengl32.a
../lib/libglu32.a
../lib/libglut32.a

[JoseBatista-yxsh]

Thank you so very much! I've been trying other tutorials all day long. Only yours worked.

[michaelcraft]

wow this actually worked I thought this was going to be out of date

[alexanderstohr]

the "-l" options should be added to the linker section as they are link time options. in a single file setup both option lists will be fed to the same single compiler command line - but when you have multiple files then this will be different and then its likely to fail. ;-)

[lead]

Finally, after 3 hours I now have a red rectangle!

[lemonjuice]

its not working for me, it can find the the 'GL/glut.h' file. I tried with only 'glut.h', but when i did so, all the functions had an undefined reference. And my Dev has an 'MinGW64' folder instead of a 'MinGW32', does that interfere with the result?

[scarlettwhyte]

Reading the description, I blindly followed this amendment step for win7
`If you have 32bit Windows 7, I believe you add the glut32.dll to the system32 folder.`
without realising it said 32bit and I got some error return code at the gl phase.
Moved it to the proper folder and now it works :D

[satishkumarpatra]

Thanks, for saving me from hours and hours of crunches.

[betadata]

It's finally working! I also managed to get it to build and debug in vscode ^^ (plus IntelliSense)

[shaikhzoyeb]

still not solved i have got linker error

[manthankhandale]

Followed all the steps still getting:
[Error] GL/glut.h: No such file or directory

[nurinsyazwana]

Alhamdulillah thank you so much you have save my degree life :')

[DSage]

If this works on Windows 10, please comment below and let us know. Thank you!