Hi,

 Sorry if this is a bit off topic for this group, but I am wondering if
someone can help me out with getting setup. I am trying to setup an
opengl programming environment with visual c++ express for a class (I
don't have the full visual c++ program). However,
when I downloaded and installed visual c++ express beta2, the include
files in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include" do not
include a GL folder with all the opengl headers (i.e. gl.h etc). Hence,
all of my programs complain that <GL/gl.h> is not found. Is there a way
I can manually install those headers, or do those headers only ship
with the full version of visual c++?

Thanks for any help!

thanks,
Serge

iredshift@myway.com wrote:
> .... <GL/gl.h> is not found. Is there a way
> I can manually install those headers

Just get hold of a copy of the files and put them
in the right place.

> or do those headers only ship
> with the full version of visual c++?
> 

Only Microsoft knows the reasons why...



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fungus wrote:
> iredshift@myway.com wrote:
> > .... <GL/gl.h> is not found. Is there a way
> > I can manually install those headers
>
> Just get hold of a copy of the files and put them
> in the right place.
>

Thanks for the tip. I found a VC6 cd and that seems to have that stuff
:).

> > or do those headers only ship
> > with the full version of visual c++?
> >
>
> Only Microsoft knows the reasons why...

I guess they really mean it when they name it a "beta".. on top of the
header problem, the setting where you can add custom include or library
directories for the compiler to search is broken in VC Express. Go
figure. 

Thanks,
Serge

Installing the latest version of the Microsoft Platform SDK should give you 
the files you need.

iredshift@myway.com wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  Sorry if this is a bit off topic for this group, but I am wondering if
> someone can help me out with getting setup. I am trying to setup an
> opengl programming environment with visual c++ express for a class (I
> don't have the full visual c++ program). However,
> when I downloaded and installed visual c++ express beta2, the include
> files in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include" do not
> include a GL folder with all the opengl headers (i.e. gl.h etc). Hence,
> all of my programs complain that <GL/gl.h> is not found. Is there a way
> I can manually install those headers, or do those headers only ship
> with the full version of visual c++?
> 
> Thanks for any help!
> 
> thanks,
> Serge
> 

There are under a folder called something like SDK's in visual c++ 2003

Hi,

I always use the NVIDIA sdk for that.
It's updated to OpenGL 2.0 already.

http://developer.nvidia.com/object/sdk_home.html

It's a bit big but has lots of good stuff.

wpr