Re: [Plib-users] error compiling plib

[Guy B. <gba...@ct...>]

Hello!
I put the headers and libraries in the proper directory, but it didn't 
work since I tried the new Plib1.3. which works fine.
Now I'm trying to compile FlightGear.
Thanks
Guy

Steve Baker wrote:

> Guy BARBIER wrote:
> 
>> I'm sure to have mesa3d installed on a Mandrake 7.2 but it seems not to be recognized
>> or is GLUT the thame thing than mesa3d? I don't know.  I have files like gl.h, glu.h,
>> ... in the directory: /usr/X11R6/lib/include/GL; one of them contains GLUT_LEFT_BUTTON;... .
> 
> 
> Aha!  Your headers are installed in the wrong place.
> 
> There is a standard for this (search for "OpenGL ABI for Linux" in Google and you'll find it).
> 
> You need (as a minimum):
> 
>    /usr/include/GL/glut.h
>    /usr/include/GL/glu.h
>    /usr/include/GL/gl.h
>    /usr/include/GL/glext.h
> 
>    /usr/lib/libglut.so  {with optional version numbers)
>    /usr/lib/libGLU.so   {ditto}
>    /usr/lib/libGL.so    {ditto}
> 
> Distributions that install these things in /usr/X11/lib are in violation
> of the OpenGL specification for Linux...your should email the Mandrake guys
> and complain.
> 
> Mandrake will claim that OpenGL is a part of X and so should be installed
> in the X11 area - but they are wrong - there are versions of OpenGL that
> run without X and /usr/include/GL is the "official" place.
>