This is the freeglut package.
Freeglut, the Free OpenGL Utility Toolkit, is meant to be a free alternative to Mark Kilgard's GLUT library. Freeglut is free software, distributed under an MIT/X11 style license. You are free to use, modify, and redistribute FreeGLUT with or without modifications (see COPYING for details).
Currently supported platforms:
- UNIX systems with X11 and Wayland (such as GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, etc)
- MS Windows
- macOS with XQuartz (no native Cocoa support yet)
- Android (NDK)
- BlackBerry
Consult the platform-specific readme files for details on the level of support and build instructions.
See README.cmake as a starting point, as well as the other README files for further info.
Patches and pull requests for bugfixes and new features are certainly welcome. Please send patches to the freeglut-developer mailing list (see CONTACT below).
Feel free to report any bugs you encounter, using the github issues system.
Older bug reports and feature requests are still reachable on:
But you are encouraged to use github issues for new ones.
Alternatively you can also send bug reports and feature requests to the freeglut-developer mailing list if you prefer. Extended discussions about new features and design issues for large contributions, are best suited to the mailing list.
FreeGLUT website: http://freeglut.sourceforge.net
FreeGLUT mailing lists:
- developer: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-developer
- bugs: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-bugs
- announce: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-announce
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