1. Download GLFW

2. Download the GLEW3. Final configuration

Linker >> General >> Additional library directoryAdd:

Your project path \packages\glew.1.9.0.1\build\native\lib\v110\x64\Release\static

Linker >> Input >> Additional dependencies added:

glew.lib opengl32.lib

A standard test project: main.cpp

#include <iostream>

// GLEW
#define GLEW_STATIC
#include <GL/glew.h>

// GLFW
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>

// Other includes
#include "Shader.h"


// Function prototypes
void key_callback(GLFWwindow* window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mode);

// Window dimensions
const GLuint WIDTH = 800, HEIGHT = 600;

// The MAIN function, from here we start the application and run the game loop
int main(a)
{
	// Init GLFW
	glfwInit(a);// Set all the required options for GLFW
	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);
	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);
	glfwWindowHint(GLFW_RESIZABLE, GL_FALSE);

	// Create a GLFWwindow object that we can use for GLFW's functions
	GLFWwindow* window = glfwCreateWindow(WIDTH, HEIGHT, "LearnOpenGL".nullptr.nullptr);
	glfwMakeContextCurrent(window);

	// Set the required callback functions
	glfwSetKeyCallback(window, key_callback);

	// Set this to true so GLEW knows to use a modern approach to retrieving function pointers and extensions
	glewExperimental = GL_TRUE;
	// Initialize GLEW to setup the OpenGL Function pointers
	glewInit(a);// Define the viewport dimensions
	glViewport(0.0, WIDTH, HEIGHT);


	// Build and compile our shader program
	Shader ourShader("default.vs"."default.frag");


	// Set up vertex data (and buffer(s)) and attribute pointers
	GLfloat vertices[] = {
		// Positions // Colors
		0.5 f.0.5 f.0.0 f.1.0 f.0.0 f.0.0 f.// Bottom Right
	   0.5 f.0.5 f.0.0 f.0.0 f.1.0 f.0.0 f.// Bottom Left
		0.0 f.0.5 f.0.0 f.0.0 f.0.0 f.1.0 f   // Top 
	};
	GLuint VBO, VAO;
	glGenVertexArrays(1, &VAO);
	glGenBuffers(1, &VBO);
	// Bind the Vertex Array Object first, then bind and set vertex buffer(s) and attribute pointer(s).
	glBindVertexArray(VAO);

	glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, VBO);
	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, sizeof(vertices), vertices, GL_STATIC_DRAW);

	// Position attribute
	glVertexAttribPointer(0.3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 6 * sizeof(GLfloat), (GLvoid*)0);
	glEnableVertexAttribArray(0);
	// Color attribute
	glVertexAttribPointer(1.3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 6 * sizeof(GLfloat), (GLvoid*)(3 * sizeof(GLfloat)));
	glEnableVertexAttribArray(1);

	glBindVertexArray(0); // Unbind VAO


	// Game loop
	while (!glfwWindowShouldClose(window))
	{
		// Check if any events have been activiated (key pressed, mouse moved etc.) and call corresponding response functions
		glfwPollEvents(a);// Render
		// Clear the colorbuffer
		glClearColor(0.2 f.0.3 f.0.3 f.1.0 f);
		glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);

		// Draw the triangle
		ourShader.Use(a);glBindVertexArray(VAO);
		glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0.3);
		glBindVertexArray(0);

		// Swap the screen buffers
		glfwSwapBuffers(window);
	}
	// Properly de-allocate all resources once they've outlived their purpose
	glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &VAO);
	glDeleteBuffers(1, &VBO);
	// Terminate GLFW, clearing any resources allocated by GLFW.
	glfwTerminate(a);return 0;
}

// Is called whenever a key is pressed/released via GLFW
void key_callback(GLFWwindow* window, int key, int scancode, int action, int mode)
{
	if (key == GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE && action == GLFW_PRESS)
		glfwSetWindowShouldClose(window, GL_TRUE);
}
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Shader.h

#ifndef SHADER_H
#define SHADER_H

#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>

#include <GL/glew.h>

class Shader
{
public:
	GLuint Program;
	// Constructor generates the shader on the fly
	Shader(const GLchar* vertexPath, const GLchar* fragmentPath)
	{
		// 1. Retrieve the vertex/fragment source code from filePath
		std::string vertexCode;
		std::string fragmentCode;
		std::ifstream vShaderFile;
		std::ifstream fShaderFile;
		// ensures ifstream objects can throw exceptions:
		vShaderFile.exceptions(std::ifstream::badbit);
		fShaderFile.exceptions(std::ifstream::badbit);
		try
		{
			// Open files
			vShaderFile.open(vertexPath);
			fShaderFile.open(fragmentPath);
			std::stringstream vShaderStream, fShaderStream;
			// Read file's buffer contents into streams
			vShaderStream << vShaderFile.rdbuf(a); fShaderStream << fShaderFile.rdbuf(a);// close file handlers
			vShaderFile.close(a); fShaderFile.close(a);// Convert stream into string
			vertexCode = vShaderStream.str(a); fragmentCode = fShaderStream.str(a); }catch (std::ifstream::failure e)
		{
			std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::FILE_NOT_SUCCESFULLY_READ" << std::endl;
		}
		const GLchar* vShaderCode = vertexCode.c_str(a);const GLchar * fShaderCode = fragmentCode.c_str(a);// 2. Compile shaders
		GLuint vertex, fragment;
		GLint success;
		GLchar infoLog[512];
		// Vertex Shader
		vertex = glCreateShader(GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
		glShaderSource(vertex, 1, &vShaderCode, NULL);
		glCompileShader(vertex);
		// Print compile errors if any
		glGetShaderiv(vertex, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &success);
		if(! success) {glGetShaderInfoLog(vertex, 512.NULL, infoLog);
			std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::VERTEX::COMPILATION_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
		}
		// Fragment Shader
		fragment = glCreateShader(GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
		glShaderSource(fragment, 1, &fShaderCode, NULL);
		glCompileShader(fragment);
		// Print compile errors if any
		glGetShaderiv(fragment, GL_COMPILE_STATUS, &success);
		if(! success) {glGetShaderInfoLog(fragment, 512.NULL, infoLog);
			std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::FRAGMENT::COMPILATION_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
		}
		// Shader Program
		this->Program = glCreateProgram(a);glAttachShader(this->Program, vertex);
		glAttachShader(this->Program, fragment);
		glLinkProgram(this->Program);
		// Print linking errors if any
		glGetProgramiv(this->Program, GL_LINK_STATUS, &success);
		if(! success) {glGetProgramInfoLog(this->Program, 512.NULL, infoLog);
			std::cout << "ERROR::SHADER::PROGRAM::LINKING_FAILED\n" << infoLog << std::endl;
		}
		// Delete the shaders as they're linked into our program now and no longer necessery
		glDeleteShader(vertex);
		glDeleteShader(fragment);

	}
	// Uses the current shader
	void Use(a)
	{
		glUseProgram(this->Program); }};#endif
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Vertex shader:

#version 330 core layout (location = 0) in vec3 position; layout (location = 1) in vec3 color; out vec3 ourColor; Void main() {gl_Position = vec4(position, 1.0f); ourColor = color; }Copy the code

Chip shader:

#version 330 core in vec3 ourColor; out vec4 color; Void main() {color = vec4(ourColor, 1.0f); }Copy the code

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