I am working with Cyclone DDS, and they have two builds,
c build (contains multiple files in the bin folder)
and c++ build (contains DLL file in the bin)
after Cyclones DDS installation, I have to set these bin paths in system environment variables.
how can I avoid this? I need to set them in the visual studio 2017 itself. without setting paths in the system environment
or can I copy bin files into my project directory? so that I can use the project file on any PC which has visual studio 2017 without reinstalling CycloneDDS?
Windows by default will prefer .DLL files in the same directory as the .EXE. So while developing, you can put them in your Visual Studio Debug and Release folders. For other people, you include the DLL's in the installer.
The exception is the *140.dll stuff, for which you need the Visual C++ redistributable. That's installed as part of Visual Studio 2017, but can also be distributed independently (hence the name).
I recently tried to install boost libraries in C++ 14, and I added it's include paths like:
Solution Explorer > Project Name > Property Pages > VC++ Directories > "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost"
I tried to compile after adding this:
#include <boost\variant.hpp>
In Error List window, I can see E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\variant.hpp" and I can't compile like before.
Then I tried with adding a backslash like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\", still didn't work.
I also read this post and explicitly specified it's directory, but even didn't work.
Again, I read this post and did exactly same what is in given answer (as I already built project several times) , but still no success.
However, if I include a library like:
#include "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\variant.hpp"
Now compiler recognizes it, but now I can see more than 100 errors in Error List window, those errors are pointed to header files of boost libraries, not in my project file which has variant.hpp included.
All those errors are E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\<libraryname.hpp>" or E1696 - cannot open source file "boost\<subdirs>\<some other files included in libraryname.hpp>"
So, if I remove the line #include "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\boost\boost\variant.hpp" from my project's header file, all errors disappear suddenly and project compiles fine! no any single error now!
I want boost to work anyway, so I can use it in projects, but I can't manually edit all those header files and change <boost\... to original locations.
Please help me to get rid of this issue.
make sure you download and install the correct boost version. Installing it in the visual studio directories is possible, but not advised. I suggest you use one of the packages from here. Assuming you use visual studio 2017 and you are developing for 64bit, this could perhaps be the correct package for you.
make sure you do both: adding the include search path and the library search path to your visual studio.
The include search path should point to the boost-installation root directory (the one that contains the Jamroot file and a boost subdirectory). The library search path should point to the correct library subfolder within the boost installation. This is one of the subfolders that start with lib64-msvc-**.* (or lib32-msvc-* if you're developing for 32bit).
The default install path of the binary boost package above will install it into C:\local\boost_<boost version>. Make sure you use the paths from this installation directory and follow the instructions here.
Example:
Include search path: C:\local\boost_1_64_0
Library search path: C:\local\boost_1_64_0\lib64-msvc-14.1
I am trying to use cmake to build the box2d library for visual studio 2012. This is what I have in cmake:
The Box2D/Box2D directory has all of the source files in it and the Box2D/Build directory is where I want to put all of the library things. I selected the visual studio 11 compiler and it compiled and generated without errors. However in the build folder I can't find any .lib file. This is what generates in the build folder:
I went through all of these directories but not one had any box2d.lib file in them. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Help please?
Cmake only generates the build files so you can build it with the tool you choose in cmake - Visual Studio in your case. It only generated the Visual Studio project files. You have to open those files to build your library.
I fixed it! I built some projects in Project.sln and some .lib files were generated. I was thinking cmake was supposed to do that for you.
I want to combine OpenGL with glut to Qt.
I'm using Windows. My version of Qt is 4.7.4, 32 bit.
I followed the tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzHSkY4K18
I also checked some other questions of people but they didn't gave me an answer.
The part before including glut works fine.
But when I try to include glut it doesn't work.
The errors are:
undefined reference to glutInit_ATEXIT_HACK
and more undefined references to glutfunctions.
I copied the glut-libraries and headers to the appropriate folders in the MinGW folder.
But I wasn't sure if this was the right folder.
MinGW:
Copy glut.h to %dir%\MinGW\include\GL
Copy glut32.lib to %dir%\MinGW\lib
Copy glut32.dll to C:\windows\system32
Add %dir%\MinGW\bin to the system's environmental variables.
Visual Studio:
Navigate to
%dir% \Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.12.25827\
Place the .h files in ...\include\GL
Place the .lib files in ...\lib
Restart Visual Studio.
I just installed Visual Studio 2012 today, and I was wondering how can you install GLUT and OpenGL on the platform?
OpenGL should be present already - it will probably be Freeglut / GLUT that is missing.
GLUT is very dated now and not actively supported - so you should certainly be using Freeglut instead. You won't have to change your code at all, and a few additional features become available.
You'll find pre-packaged sets of files from here:
http://freeglut.sourceforge.net/index.php#download
If you don't see the "lib" folder, it's because you didn't download the pre-packaged set.
"Martin Payne's Windows binaries" is posted at above link and works on Windows 8.1 with Visual Studio 2013 at the time of this writing.
When you download these you'll find that the Freeglut folder has three subfolders:
- bin folder: this contains the dll files for runtime
- include: the header files for compilation
- lib: contains library files for compilation/linking
Installation instructions usually suggest moving these files into the visual studio folder and the Windows system folder: It is best to avoid doing this as it makes your project less portable, and makes it much more difficult if you ever need to change which version of the library you are using (old projects might suddenly stop working, etc.)
Instead (apologies for any inconsistencies, I'm basing these instructions on VS2010)...
- put the freeglut folder somewhere else, e.g. C:\dev
- Open your project in Visual Studio
- Open project properties
- There should be a tab for VC++ Directories, here you should add the appropriate include and lib folders, e.g.: C:\dev\freeglut\include and C:\dev\freeglut\lib
- (Almost) Final step is to ensure that the opengl lib file is actually linked during compilation. Still in project properties, expand the linker menu, and open the input tab. For Additional Dependencies add opengl32.lib (you would assume that this would be linked automatically just by adding the include GL/gl.h to your project, but for some reason this doesn't seem to be the case)
At this stage your project should compile OK. To actually run it, you also need to copy the freeglut.dll files into your project folder
This is GLUT installation instruction. Not free glut
First download this 118 KB GLUT package from Here
Extract the downloaded ZIP file and make sure you find the following
glut.h
glut32.lib
glut32.dll
If you have a 32 bits operating system, place glut32.dll to C:\Windows\System32\, if your operating system is 64 bits, place it to 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\' (to your system directory)
Place glut.h C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12\VC\include\GL\ (NOTE: 12 here refers to your VS version it may be 8 or 10)
If you do not find VC and following directories.. go on create it.
Place glut32.lib to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 12\VC\lib\
Now, open visual Studio and
Under Visual C++, select Empty Project(or your already existing project)
Go to Project -> Properties. Select 'All Configuration' from Configuration dropdown menu on top left corner
Select Linker -> Input
Now right click on "Additional Dependence" found on Right panel and click Edit
now type
opengl32.lib
glu32.lib
glut32.lib
(NOTE: Each .lib in new line)
That's it... You have successfully installed OpenGL.. Go on and run your program.
Same installation instructions aplies to freeglut files with the header files in the GL folder, lib in the lib folder, and dll in the System32 folder.
OpenGL is bundled with Visual Studio. You just need to install GLUT package (freeglut would be fine), which can be found in NuGet.
Open your solution, click TOOLS->NuGet Package Manager->Package Manager Console to open a NuGet console, type Install-Package freeglut.
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For VS 2013, use nupengl.core package instead.
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It's 2020 now. Use VCPKG.
For Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Community GLUT installation -
Download the header, dll's and lib files fro glutdlls37beta (linked in here)
Paste glut.h in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\{14.11.25503}\include\GL
Create the GL folder if not present already. The {thing} may differ.
Paste glut.lib in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\{14.11.25503}\lib\x64.
Paste glut32.lib in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\{14.11.25503}\lib\x86.
The {thing} may differ.
Paste glut32.dll in C:\Windows\System32. Paste glut.dll and glut32.dll in C:\Windows\SysWOW64.
Follow Vishwanath gowda k's answer next.
Go to Project -> Properties(All Configuration option)->Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies->edit(down arrow on the right end)
Type->
opengl32.lib
glu32.lib
glut32.lib
Hit Ok->apply.
For an easy and appropriate way of doing this, first download a prepackaged release of freeglut from here. Then read its Readme.txt.
I copied some important parts of that package here:
... Create a folder on your PC which is readable by all users, for example “C:\Program Files\Common Files\MSVC\freeglut\” on a typical Windows system. Copy the “lib\” and “include\” folders from this zip archive to that location ... freeglut DLL can be placed in the same folder as your application...
... Open up the project properties, and select “All Configurations” (this is necessary to ensure our changes are applied for both debug and release builds). Open up the “general” section under “C/C++”, and configure the “include\” folder you created above as an “Additional Include Directory”. If you have more than one GLUT package which contains a “glut.h” file, it’s important to ensure that the freeglut include folder appears above all other GLUT include folders ... Open up the “general” section under “Linker”, and configure the “lib\” folder you created above as an “Additional Library Directory”...
Download the GLUT library. At first step Copy the glut32.dll and paste it in C:\Windows\System32 folder.Second step copy glut.h file and paste it in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC\include folder and third step copy glut32.lib and paste it in c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC\lib folder.
Now you can create visual c++ console application project and include glut.h header file then you can write code for GLUT project.
If you are using 64 bit windows machine then path and glut library may be different but process is similar.
Yes visual studio 2012 express has built in opengl library. the headers are in the folder
C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Include\um\gl and the lib files are in folder C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x86 & C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64. but the problem is integrating the glut with the existing one..
i downloaded the library from http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut/glut-3.7.6-bin.zip.. and deployed the files into .....\gl and ....\lib\win8\um\x32 and the dll to %system%/windows folders respectively.. Hope so this will solve the problem...
Download and install Visual C++ Express.
Download and extract "freeglut 2.8.0 MSVC Package" from http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/freeglut-devel/
Installation for Windows 32 bit:
(a) Copy all files from include/GL folder and paste into C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Include\gl folder.
(b) Copy all files from lib folder and paste into C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Lib folder.
(c) Copy freeglut.dll and paste into C:\windows\system32 folder.
Use NupenGL Nuget package. It is actively updated and works with VS 2013 and 2015, whereas Freeglut Nuget package works with earlier versions of Visual Studio only (as of 10/14/2015).
Also, follow this blog post for easy instructions on working with OpenGL and Glut in VS.
the instructions for Vs2012
To Install FreeGLUT
Download "freeglut 2.8.1 MSVC Package" from http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/software/freeglut-devel/
Extract the compressed file freeglut-MSVC.zip to a folder freeglut
Inside freeglut folder:
On 32bit versions of windows
copy all files in include/GL folder to C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Include\um\gl
copy all files in lib folder to C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\
(note: Lib\freeglut.lib in a folder goes into x86)
copy freeglut.dll to C:\windows\system32
On 64bit versions of windows:(not 100% sure but try)
copy all files in include/GL folder to C:\Program Files(x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Include\um\gl
copy all files in lib folder to C:\Program Files(x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\
(note: Lib\freeglut.lib in a folder goes into x86)
copy freeglut.dll to C:\windows\SysWOW64
Create a empty win32 console application c++
Download a package called NupenGL Core from Nuget package manager
(PM->"Install-Package nupengl.core")
except glm everything is configured
create Source.cpp and start working
Happy Coding