LearnOpenGL

Introduction

This is a simple starter project to open a window using OpenGL in VSCode. Follow the tutorials on LearnOpenGL.

Prerequisites

List of software and tools required to run the project:

• Visual Studio Code
• CMake
• OpenGL
• GLFW
• GLAD

Installation

Steps to install the necessary dependencies:

1. Install Visual Studio Code from here.
2. Install CMake from here.
3. Download and integrate GLFW by cloning GLFW into your project:

   cd LearnOpenGL/external
   git clone https://github.com/glfw/glfw.git
   

4. Download GLAD from here by setting the language to C/C++, GL version to 3.3 or above, profile to core, and leaving extensions empty. Press generate, download the .zip, and copy the include and src directories into LearnOpenGL/external.

Running the Project

Steps to build and run the project (on Windows):

1. Build the project:

   cmake -S . -B build
   cmake --build build
   

2. Run the executable:

   .\build\Debug\LearnOpenGL.exe