Compilation error with freeglut

[George Magklaras]

There is a freeglut package, but there is also a freeglut-devel package. 
The latter contains the files you need to compile programs against the 
freeglut libraries. Make sure you have both of them installed. Do you?

GM

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George Magklaras

Senior Computer Systems Engineer/UNIX Systems Administrator
EMBnet Technical Management Board
The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo,
University of Oslo
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A K Arun wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm quite new to linux and am facing a few problems while compiling a
> program in C which uses OpenGL. I have installed Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
> and freeglut was installed as part of the linux installation.
> 
> ps3.c: In function 'initGL':
> ps3.c:66: error: 'GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c:66: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> ps3.c:66: error: for each function it appears in.)
> ps3.c: In function 'mouse':
> ps3.c:262: error: 'GLUT_DOWN' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:279: error: 'GLUT_UP' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:297: error: 'GLdouble' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:297: error: expected ')' before 'X'
> ps3.c:299: error: 'GL_SELECT' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:301: error: 'GL_PROJECTION' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'keyboard':
> ps3.c:396: error: 'GL_MODELVIEW' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:397: error: 'GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c:405: error: 'GL_PROJECTION' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'drawLine':
> ps3.c:440: error: 'GL_LINES' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'glowVertex':
> ps3.c:492: error: 'GL_COLOR_LOGIC_OP' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c:493: error: 'GL_XOR' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:496: error: 'GL_POINTS' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'glowEdge':
> ps3.c:519: error: 'GL_COLOR_LOGIC_OP' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c:520: error: 'GL_XOR' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:524: error: 'GL_LINES' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:531: error: 'GL_POINTS' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'drawRect':
> ps3.c:596: error: 'GLUT_DOWN' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:597: error: 'GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c: In function 'reshape':
> ps3.c:647: error: 'GL_PROJECTION' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:652: error: 'GL_MODELVIEW' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'visibility':
> ps3.c:664: error: 'GLUT_VISIBLE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c: In function 'display':
> ps3.c:679: error: 'GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT' undeclared (first use in this
> function)
> ps3.c:687: error: expected ';' before 'drawRect'
> ps3.c:691: error: expected ';' before 'break'
> ps3.c: In function 'main':
> ps3.c:712: error: 'GLUT_DOUBLE' undeclared (first use in this function)
> ps3.c:712: error: 'GLUT_RGB' undeclared (first use in this function)
> make: *** [ps3.o] Error 1
> 
> 
> Please find attached 'sample.tar.gz'. It contains the following-
> - C program which I'm trying to compile
> - Makefile
> - header file
> 
> Have I missed a step or two after the installation ? Something like
> configuring the path etc. If so then please let me know of the same.
> Any idea on which header file to use in case of freeglut ? Is it freeglut.h
> ? Though I couldn't find it on my linux box.
> 
> Regards,
> Arun A K
>