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Adding GLEW to project (CMake)
Adding GLEW to a CMake project involves several steps. GLEW is the OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library, which is used to manage OpenGL extensions. Here's how you can add GLEW to your CMake project:
Download and install GLEW:
Download GLEW from the official website: http://glew.sourceforge.net/. Follow the installation instructions to build and install GLEW on your system.
Set GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS and GLEW_LIBRARIES variables:
In your CMakeLists.txt file, set the paths to the GLEW include directories and libraries. Replace
/path/to/glew/include
and/path/to/glew/lib
with the actual paths to the GLEW installation on your system.cmake# CMakeLists.txt
# Set GLEW include directories
set(GLEW_INCLUDE_DIRS /path/to/glew/include)
# Set GLEW libraries
set(GLEW_LIBRARIES /path/to/glew/lib/libGLEW.so) # Linux
# set(GLEW_LIBRARIES /path/to/glew/lib/glew32.lib) # Windows
Note: On Windows, you may need to use
glew32.lib
orglew32s.lib
depending on whether you want to use the static or dynamic version of GLEW.Find and link GLEW:
Use the
find_package()
andtarget_link_libraries()
commands in your CMakeLists.txt file to find GLEW and link it to your target.cmake# CMakeLists.txt
# Find GLEW
find_package(GLEW REQUIRED)
# Add your executable target here
add_executable(your_executable main.cpp)
# Link GLEW to your executable
target_link_libraries(your_executable PRIVATE GLEW::GLEW)
Build your project:
Now, you can build your CMake project using the standard CMake build process.
bashmkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
That's it! GLEW should now be integrated into your CMake project, and you can use OpenGL extensions with ease. Remember to replace /path/to/glew/include
and /path/to/glew/lib
with the actual paths to your GLEW installation.