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the GLFW 3 API. the GLFW 3 API.
## Building GLFW ## Compiling GLFW
These are the build instructions for the GLFW library itself. For information See the [Compiling GLFW](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/compile.html) guide in
on how to build programs that use GLFW, see the [Building programs using the GLFW documentation.
GLFW](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/build.html) guide.
### Dependencies
To compile GLFW and the accompanying example programs, you will need **CMake**,
which will generate the project files or makefiles for your particular
development environment. If you are on a Unix-like system such as Linux or
FreeBSD or have a package system like Fink, MacPorts, Cygwin or Homebrew, you
can simply install its CMake package. If not, you can get installers for
Windows and OS X from the [CMake website](http://www.cmake.org/).
Additional dependencies are listed below.
#### Dependencies using Visual C++ on Windows
The Microsoft Platform SDK that is installed along with Visual C++ contains all
the necessary headers, link libraries and tools except for CMake.
#### Dependencies with MinGW or MinGW-w64 on Windows
Both the MinGW and the MinGW-w64 packages contain all the necessary headers,
link libraries and tools except for CMake.
#### Dependencies using MinGW or MinGW-w64 cross-compilation
Both Cygwin and many Linux distributions have MinGW or MinGW-w64 packages. For
example, Cygwin has the `mingw64-i686-gcc` and `mingw64-x86_64-gcc` packages
for 32- and 64-bit version of MinGW-w64, while Debian GNU/Linux and derivatives
like Ubuntu have the `mingw-w64` package for both.
GLFW has CMake toolchain files in the `CMake/` directory that allow for easy
cross-compilation of Windows binaries. To use these files you need to add a
special parameter when generating the project files or makefiles:
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<toolchain-file> .
The exact toolchain file to use depends on the prefix used by the MinGW or
MinGW-w64 binaries on your system. You can usually see this in the /usr
directory. For example, both the Debian/Ubuntu and Cygwin MinGW-w64 packages
have `/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32` for the 64-bit compilers, so the correct
invocation would be:
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=CMake/x86_64-w64-mingw32.cmake .
For more details see the article
[CMake Cross Compiling](http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/CMake_Cross_Compiling) on
the CMake wiki.
#### Dependencies using Xcode on OS X
Xcode contains all necessary tools except for CMake. The necessary headers and
libraries are included in the core OS frameworks. Xcode can be downloaded from
the Mac App Store or from the ADC Member Center.
#### Dependencies using Linux and X11
To compile GLFW for X11, you need to have the X11 and OpenGL header packages
installed, as well as the basic development tools like GCC and make. For
example, on Ubuntu and other distributions based on Debian GNU/Linux, you need
to install the `xorg-dev` and `libglu1-mesa-dev` packages. The former pulls in
all X.org header packages and the latter pulls in the Mesa OpenGL and GLU
packages. GLFW itself doesn't need or use GLU, but some of the examples do.
Note that using header files and libraries from Mesa during compilation *will
not* tie your binaries to the Mesa implementation of OpenGL.
### Generating files with CMake
Once you have all necessary dependencies it is time to generate the project
files or makefiles for your development environment. CMake needs to know two
paths for this: the path to the source directory and the target path for the
generated files and compiled binaries. If these are the same, it is called an
in-tree build, otherwise it is called an out-of-tree build.
One of several advantages of out-of-tree builds is that you can generate files
and compile for different development environments using a single source tree.
#### Generating files with the CMake command-line tool
To make an in-tree build, enter the root directory of the GLFW source tree and
run CMake. The current directory is used as target path, while the path
provided as an argument is used to find the source tree.
cd <glfw-root-dir>
cmake .
To make an out-of-tree build, make another directory, enter it and run CMake
with the (relative or absolute) path to the root of the source tree as an
argument.
cd <glfw-root-dir>
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
#### Generating files with the CMake GUI
If you are using the GUI version, choose the root of the GLFW source tree as
source location and the same directory or another, empty directory as the
destination for binaries. Choose *Configure*, change any options you wish to,
*Configure* again to let the changes take effect and then *Generate*.
### CMake options
The CMake files for GLFW provide a number of options, although not all are
available on all supported platforms. Some of these are de facto standards
among CMake users and so have no `GLFW_` prefix.
If you are using the GUI version of CMake, these are listed and can be changed
from there. If you are using the command-line version, use the `ccmake` tool.
Some package systems like Ubuntu and other distributions based on Debian
GNU/Linux have this tool in a separate `cmake-curses-gui` package.
#### Shared CMake options
`BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` determines whether GLFW is built as a static
library or as a DLL / shared library / dynamic library.
`LIB_SUFFIX` affects where the GLFW shared /dynamic library is
installed. If it is empty, it is installed to `$PREFIX/lib`. If it is set to
`64`, it is installed to `$PREFIX/lib64`.
`GLFW_CLIENT_LIBRARY` determines which client API library to use. If set to
`opengl` the OpenGL library is used, if set to `glesv1` for the OpenGL ES 1.x
library is used, or if set to `glesv2` the OpenGL ES 2.0 library is used. The
selected library and its header files must be present on the system for this to
work.
`GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES` determines whether the GLFW examples are built
along with the library.
`GLFW_BUILD_TESTS` determines whether the GLFW test programs are
built along with the library.
#### OS X specific CMake options
`GLFW_USE_CHDIR` determines whether `glfwInit` changes the current
directory of bundled applications to the `Contents/Resources` directory.
`GLFW_USE_MENUBAR` determines whether the first call to
`glfwCreateWindow` sets up a minimal menu bar.
`GLFW_BUILD_UNIVERSAL` determines whether to build Universal Binaries.
#### Windows specific CMake options
`USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL` determines whether to use the DLL version or the
static library version of the Visual C++ runtime library. If set to `ON`, the
DLL version of the Visual C++ library is used. It is recommended to set this to
`ON`, as this keeps the executable smaller and benefits from security and bug
fix updates of the Visual C++ runtime.
`GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL` determines whether the swap interval is set even
when DWM compositing is enabled. If this is `ON`, the swap interval is set even
if DWM is enabled. It is recommended to set this to `OFF`, as doing otherwise
can lead to severe jitter.
`GLFW_USE_OPTIMUS_HPG` determines whether to export the `NvOptimusEnablement`
symbol, which forces the use of the high-performance GPU on nVidia Optimus
systems.
#### EGL specific CMake options
`GLFW_USE_EGL` determines whether to use EGL instead of the platform-specific
context creation API. Note that EGL is not yet provided on all supported
platforms.
## Installing GLFW
A rudimentary installation target is provided for all supported platforms via
CMake. If you are building from the command-line, use the `install` target.
sudo make install
If you are using an IDE, run the generated install target from the IDE.
## Using GLFW ## Using GLFW
See the [GLFW documentation](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/). See the
[Building programs that use GLFW](http://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/build.html)
guide in the GLFW documentation.
## Changelog ## Changelog

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@GLFW_SOURCE_DIR@/docs/build.dox \ @GLFW_SOURCE_DIR@/docs/build.dox \
@GLFW_SOURCE_DIR@/docs/context.dox \ @GLFW_SOURCE_DIR@/docs/context.dox \
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/*! /*!
@page build Building programs using GLFW @page build Building programs that use GLFW
@tableofcontents @tableofcontents
This is about compiling and linking programs that use GLFW. For information on This is about compiling and linking programs that use GLFW. For information on
how to write such programs, start with the [introductory tutorial](@ref quick). how to write such programs, start with the [introductory tutorial](@ref quick).
For information on how to build the GLFW library itself, see the For information on how to compile the GLFW library itself, see the @ref compile
[Building GLFW](https://github.com/glfw/glfw#building-glfw) guide. guide.
@section build_include Including the GLFW header file @section build_include Including the GLFW header file

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/*!
@page compile Compiling GLFW
@tableofcontents
This is about compiling the GLFW library itself. For information on how to
build programs that use GLFW, see the @ref build guide.
@section compile_deps Dependencies
To compile GLFW and the accompanying example programs, you will need **CMake**,
which will generate the project files or makefiles for your particular
development environment. If you are on a Unix-like system such as Linux or
FreeBSD or have a package system like Fink, MacPorts, Cygwin or Homebrew, you
can simply install its CMake package. If not, you can get installers for
Windows and OS X from the [CMake website](http://www.cmake.org/).
Additional dependencies are listed below.
@subsection compile_deps_msvc Dependencies using Visual C++ on Windows
The Microsoft Platform SDK that is installed along with Visual C++ contains all
the necessary headers, link libraries and tools except for CMake.
@subsection compile_deps_mingw Dependencies with MinGW or MinGW-w64 on Windows
Both the MinGW and the MinGW-w64 packages contain all the necessary headers,
link libraries and tools except for CMake.
@subsection compile_deps_mingw_cross Dependencies using MinGW or MinGW-w64 cross-compilation
Both Cygwin and many Linux distributions have MinGW or MinGW-w64 packages. For
example, Cygwin has the `mingw64-i686-gcc` and `mingw64-x86_64-gcc` packages
for 32- and 64-bit version of MinGW-w64, while Debian GNU/Linux and derivatives
like Ubuntu have the `mingw-w64` package for both.
GLFW has CMake toolchain files in the `CMake/` directory that allow for easy
cross-compilation of Windows binaries. To use these files you need to add a
special parameter when generating the project files or makefiles:
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<toolchain-file> .
The exact toolchain file to use depends on the prefix used by the MinGW or
MinGW-w64 binaries on your system. You can usually see this in the /usr
directory. For example, both the Debian/Ubuntu and Cygwin MinGW-w64 packages
have `/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32` for the 64-bit compilers, so the correct
invocation would be:
cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=CMake/x86_64-w64-mingw32.cmake .
For more details see the article
[CMake Cross Compiling](http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/CMake_Cross_Compiling) on
the CMake wiki.
@subsection compile_deps_xcode Dependencies using Xcode on OS X
Xcode contains all necessary tools except for CMake. The necessary headers and
libraries are included in the core OS frameworks. Xcode can be downloaded from
the Mac App Store or from the ADC Member Center.
@subsection compile_deps_x11 Dependencies using Linux and X11
To compile GLFW for X11, you need to have the X11 and OpenGL header packages
installed, as well as the basic development tools like GCC and make. For
example, on Ubuntu and other distributions based on Debian GNU/Linux, you need
to install the `xorg-dev` and `libglu1-mesa-dev` packages. The former pulls in
all X.org header packages and the latter pulls in the Mesa OpenGL and GLU
packages. GLFW itself doesn't need or use GLU, but some of the examples do.
Note that using header files and libraries from Mesa during compilation *will
not* tie your binaries to the Mesa implementation of OpenGL.
@section compile_cmake Generating files with CMake
Once you have all necessary dependencies it is time to generate the project
files or makefiles for your development environment. CMake needs to know two
paths for this: the path to the source directory and the target path for the
generated files and compiled binaries. If these are the same, it is called an
in-tree build, otherwise it is called an out-of-tree build.
One of several advantages of out-of-tree builds is that you can generate files
and compile for different development environments using a single source tree.
@subsection compile_cmake_cli Generating files with the CMake command-line tool
To make an in-tree build, enter the root directory of the GLFW source tree and
run CMake. The current directory is used as target path, while the path
provided as an argument is used to find the source tree.
cd <glfw-root-dir>
cmake .
To make an out-of-tree build, make another directory, enter it and run CMake
with the (relative or absolute) path to the root of the source tree as an
argument.
cd <glfw-root-dir>
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
@subsection compile_cmake_gui Generating files with the CMake GUI
If you are using the GUI version, choose the root of the GLFW source tree as
source location and the same directory or another, empty directory as the
destination for binaries. Choose *Configure*, change any options you wish to,
*Configure* again to let the changes take effect and then *Generate*.
@section compile_options CMake options
The CMake files for GLFW provide a number of options, although not all are
available on all supported platforms. Some of these are de facto standards
among CMake users and so have no `GLFW_` prefix.
If you are using the GUI version of CMake, these are listed and can be changed
from there. If you are using the command-line version, use the `ccmake` tool.
Some package systems like Ubuntu and other distributions based on Debian
GNU/Linux have this tool in a separate `cmake-curses-gui` package.
@subsection compile_options_shared Shared CMake options
`BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` determines whether GLFW is built as a static
library or as a DLL / shared library / dynamic library.
`LIB_SUFFIX` affects where the GLFW shared /dynamic library is
installed. If it is empty, it is installed to `$PREFIX/lib`. If it is set to
`64`, it is installed to `$PREFIX/lib64`.
`GLFW_CLIENT_LIBRARY` determines which client API library to use. If set to
`opengl` the OpenGL library is used, if set to `glesv1` for the OpenGL ES 1.x
library is used, or if set to `glesv2` the OpenGL ES 2.0 library is used. The
selected library and its header files must be present on the system for this to
work.
`GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES` determines whether the GLFW examples are built
along with the library.
`GLFW_BUILD_TESTS` determines whether the GLFW test programs are
built along with the library.
@subsection compile_options_osx OS X specific CMake options
`GLFW_USE_CHDIR` determines whether `glfwInit` changes the current
directory of bundled applications to the `Contents/Resources` directory.
`GLFW_USE_MENUBAR` determines whether the first call to
`glfwCreateWindow` sets up a minimal menu bar.
`GLFW_BUILD_UNIVERSAL` determines whether to build Universal Binaries.
@subsection compile_options_win32 Windows specific CMake options
`USE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY_DLL` determines whether to use the DLL version or the
static library version of the Visual C++ runtime library. If set to `ON`, the
DLL version of the Visual C++ library is used. It is recommended to set this to
`ON`, as this keeps the executable smaller and benefits from security and bug
fix updates of the Visual C++ runtime.
`GLFW_USE_DWM_SWAP_INTERVAL` determines whether the swap interval is set even
when DWM compositing is enabled. If this is `ON`, the swap interval is set even
if DWM is enabled. It is recommended to set this to `OFF`, as doing otherwise
can lead to severe jitter.
`GLFW_USE_OPTIMUS_HPG` determines whether to export the `NvOptimusEnablement`
symbol, which forces the use of the high-performance GPU on nVidia Optimus
systems.
@subsection compile_options_egl EGL specific CMake options
`GLFW_USE_EGL` determines whether to use EGL instead of the platform-specific
context creation API. Note that EGL is not yet provided on all supported
platforms.
*/

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This is the documentation for version 3.0, which has [many new features](@ref news). This is the documentation for version 3.0, which has [many new features](@ref news).
There is a [quick tutorial](@ref quick) for people new to GLFW, which shows how There is a [quick tutorial](@ref quick) for people new to GLFW, which shows how
to write a small but complete program, and a to write a small but complete program, and guides for
[guide for building](@ref build) programs that use GLFW. [compiling GLFW](@ref compile) and
[building programs that use GLFW](@ref build).
If you have used GLFW 2.x in the past, there is a If you have used GLFW 2.x in the past, there is a
[transition guide](@ref moving) that explains what has changed and how to update [transition guide](@ref moving) that explains what has changed and how to update