Simple OpenGL Example with GLEW and GLFW3

This repository contains a basic example of using OpenGL with GLEW (OpenGL Extension Wrangler) and GLFW3 (Graphics Library Framework) in Visual Studio. The project demonstrates setting up a window.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following software installed:

• Visual Studio

Installation

1. Clone the repository with another name:

   git clone https://github.com/arturo-intel/baseGLEW.git new-name
   cd new-name

2. Rename the following files

   

   to the new name (i.e. letest)

   

3. Open the project in Visual Studio.

   

   A warning message will pop up, click on OK

4. The solution will still pointing to the "0_base" project.

   

   To fix this, remove "0_base" project. Right click over and select delete

   

   Click OK

   

   Then add the exisisting "letest" project by right clicking over the solution and select add existing project

   

   Navigate to where the .vcxproj file is and select it.

   

5. Done!. Visual Studio project is configured to use all the attached dependencies (GLEW and GLFW3).

   

Usage

1. Build the project in Visual Studio.
2. Run the executable to see the OpenGL window .

Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Please follow these steps if you'd like to contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch-name).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch-name).
5. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.