Re: [wxperl-users] sample code for wxGlCanvas

[Peter R. <Pet...@ho...>]

Foo Ji-Haw wrote:
> Hello Peter,
> 
> Thanks for the link. I've installed the ppm and downloaded the samples.
> Running cube.pl, I get this error message:
> Your vendor has not defined OpenGL macro glutInit, used at cube.pl line 502.
> 
> Does this mean that my graphics card is not compatible? I am using the
> nForce motherboard with built-in MX-440 graphics chipset.
> 
> Thanks.

Hi. This happened to me too.  It's just a confusing error
message generated by AUTOLOAD in OpenGL.pm. It only means
you probably have an old version of the OpenGL module.
The version needed contains a DLL which exports glutInit,
etc:

  C:\Perl\site\lib\auto\OpenGL\glut32.dll

Anyway, just as Daniel said, make sure to get the version
of the PPM over at bribes. First, to remove what you have,
from a cmd.exe prompt type

  ppm remove OpenGL

Then install from the repository

  ppm install http://www.bribes.org/perl/ppm/OpenGL.ppd

If you use a software firewall, make sure perl/ppm has all
the privileges it needs to access the Internet so it can
get the package.

Then the demos should work.

PWR