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diff --git a/ext/glfw/docs/build.md b/ext/glfw/docs/build.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7b0f8bf --- /dev/null +++ b/ext/glfw/docs/build.md @@ -0,0 +1,419 @@ +# Building applications {#build_guide} + +[TOC] + +This is about compiling and linking applications that use GLFW. For information on +how to write such applications, start with the +[introductory tutorial](@ref quick_guide). For information on how to compile +the GLFW library itself, see @ref compile_guide. + +This is not a tutorial on compilation or linking. It assumes basic +understanding of how to compile and link a C program as well as how to use the +specific compiler of your chosen development environment. The compilation +and linking process should be explained in your C programming material and in +the documentation for your development environment. + + +## Including the GLFW header file {#build_include} + +You should include the GLFW header in the source files where you use OpenGL or +GLFW. + +```c +#include <GLFW/glfw3.h> +``` + +This header defines all the constants and declares all the types and function +prototypes of the GLFW API. By default, it also includes the OpenGL header from +your development environment. See [option macros](@ref build_macros) below for +how to select OpenGL ES headers and more. + +The GLFW header also defines any platform-specific macros needed by your OpenGL +header, so that it can be included without needing any window system headers. + +It does this only when needed, so if window system headers are included, the +GLFW header does not try to redefine those symbols. The reverse is not true, +i.e. `windows.h` cannot cope if any Win32 symbols have already been defined. + +In other words: + + - Use the GLFW header to include OpenGL or OpenGL ES headers portably + - Do not include window system headers unless you will use those APIs directly + - If you do need such headers, include them before the GLFW header + +If you are using an OpenGL extension loading library such as [glad][], the +extension loader header should be included before the GLFW one. GLFW attempts +to detect any OpenGL or OpenGL ES header or extension loader header included +before it and will then disable the inclusion of the default OpenGL header. +Most extension loaders also define macros that disable similar headers below it. + +[glad]: https://github.com/Dav1dde/glad + +```c +#include <glad/gl.h> +#include <GLFW/glfw3.h> +``` + +Both of these mechanisms depend on the extension loader header defining a known +macro. If yours doesn't or you don't know which one your users will pick, the +@ref GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE macro will explicitly prevent the GLFW header from +including the OpenGL header. This will also allow you to include the two +headers in any order. + +```c +#define GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE +#include <GLFW/glfw3.h> +#include <glad/gl.h> +``` + + +### GLFW header option macros {#build_macros} + +These macros may be defined before the inclusion of the GLFW header and affect +its behavior. + +@anchor GLFW_DLL +__GLFW_DLL__ is required on Windows when using the GLFW DLL, to tell the +compiler that the GLFW functions are defined in a DLL. + +The following macros control which OpenGL or OpenGL ES API header is included. +Only one of these may be defined at a time. + +@note GLFW does not provide any of the API headers mentioned below. They are +provided by your development environment or your OpenGL, OpenGL ES or Vulkan +SDK, and most of them can be downloaded from the [Khronos Registry][registry]. + +[registry]: https://www.khronos.org/registry/ + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_GLCOREARB +__GLFW_INCLUDE_GLCOREARB__ makes the GLFW header include the modern +`GL/glcorearb.h` header (`OpenGL/gl3.h` on macOS) instead of the regular OpenGL +header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_ES1 +__GLFW_INCLUDE_ES1__ makes the GLFW header include the OpenGL ES 1.x `GLES/gl.h` +header instead of the regular OpenGL header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_ES2 +__GLFW_INCLUDE_ES2__ makes the GLFW header include the OpenGL ES 2.0 +`GLES2/gl2.h` header instead of the regular OpenGL header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_ES3 +__GLFW_INCLUDE_ES3__ makes the GLFW header include the OpenGL ES 3.0 +`GLES3/gl3.h` header instead of the regular OpenGL header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_ES31 +__GLFW_INCLUDE_ES31__ makes the GLFW header include the OpenGL ES 3.1 +`GLES3/gl31.h` header instead of the regular OpenGL header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_ES32 +__GLFW_INCLUDE_ES32__ makes the GLFW header include the OpenGL ES 3.2 +`GLES3/gl32.h` header instead of the regular OpenGL header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE +__GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE__ makes the GLFW header not include any OpenGL or OpenGL ES +API header. This is useful in combination with an extension loading library. + +If none of the above inclusion macros are defined, the standard OpenGL `GL/gl.h` +header (`OpenGL/gl.h` on macOS) is included, unless GLFW detects the inclusion +guards of any OpenGL, OpenGL ES or extension loader header it knows about. + +The following macros control the inclusion of additional API headers. Any +number of these may be defined simultaneously, and/or together with one of the +above macros. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN +__GLFW_INCLUDE_VULKAN__ makes the GLFW header include the Vulkan +`vulkan/vulkan.h` header in addition to any selected OpenGL or OpenGL ES header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_GLEXT +__GLFW_INCLUDE_GLEXT__ makes the GLFW header include the appropriate extension +header for the OpenGL or OpenGL ES header selected above after and in addition +to that header. + +@anchor GLFW_INCLUDE_GLU +__GLFW_INCLUDE_GLU__ makes the header include the GLU header in addition to the +header selected above. This should only be used with the standard OpenGL header +and only for compatibility with legacy code. GLU has been deprecated and should +not be used in new code. + +@note None of these macros may be defined during the compilation of GLFW itself. +If your build includes GLFW and you define any these in your build files, make +sure they are not applied to the GLFW sources. + + +## Link with the right libraries {#build_link} + +GLFW is essentially a wrapper of various platform-specific APIs and therefore +needs to link against many different system libraries. If you are using GLFW as +a shared library / dynamic library / DLL then it takes care of these links. +However, if you are using GLFW as a static library then your executable will +need to link against these libraries. + +On Windows and macOS, the list of system libraries is static and can be +hard-coded into your build environment. See the section for your development +environment below. On Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, the list +varies but can be retrieved in various ways as described below. + +A good general introduction to linking is [Beginner's Guide to +Linkers][linker_guide] by David Drysdale. + +[linker_guide]: https://www.lurklurk.org/linkers/linkers.html + + +### With Visual C++ and GLFW binaries {#build_link_win32} + +If you are using a downloaded [binary +archive](https://www.glfw.org/download.html), first make sure you have the +archive matching the architecture you are building for (32-bit or 64-bit), or +you will get link errors. Also make sure you are using the binaries for your +version of Visual C++ or you may get other link errors. + +There are two version of the static GLFW library in the binary archive, because +it needs to use the same base run-time library variant as the rest of your +executable. + +One is named `glfw3.lib` and is for projects with the _Runtime Library_ project +option set to _Multi-threaded DLL_ or _Multi-threaded Debug DLL_. The other is +named `glfw3_mt.lib` and is for projects with _Runtime Library_ set to +_Multi-threaded_ or _Multi-threaded Debug_. To use the static GLFW library you +will need to add `path/to/glfw3.lib` or `path/to/glfw3_mt.lib` to the +_Additional Dependencies_ project option. + +If you compiled a GLFW static library yourself then there will only be one, +named `glfw3.lib`, and you have to make sure the run-time library variant +matches. + +The DLL version of the GLFW library is named `glfw3.dll`, but you will be +linking against the `glfw3dll.lib` link library. To use the DLL you will need +to add `path/to/glfw3dll.lib` to the _Additional Dependencies_ project option. +All of its dependencies are already listed there by default, but when building +with the DLL version of GLFW, you also need to define the @ref GLFW_DLL. This +can be done either in the _Preprocessor Definitions_ project option or by +defining it in your source code before including the GLFW header. + +```c +#define GLFW_DLL +#include <GLFW/glfw3.h> +``` + +All link-time dependencies for GLFW are already listed in the _Additional +Dependencies_ option by default. + + +### With MinGW-w64 and GLFW binaries {#build_link_mingw} + +This is intended for building a program from the command-line or by writing +a makefile, on Windows with [MinGW-w64][] and GLFW binaries. These can be from +a downloaded and extracted [binary archive](https://www.glfw.org/download.html) +or by compiling GLFW yourself. The paths below assume a binary archive is used. + +If you are using a downloaded binary archive, first make sure you have the +archive matching the architecture you are building for (32-bit or 64-bit) or you +will get link errors. + +Note that the order of source files and libraries matter for GCC. Dependencies +must be listed after the files that depend on them. Any source files that +depend on GLFW must be listed before the GLFW library. GLFW in turn depends on +`gdi32` and must be listed before it. + +[MinGW-w64]: https://www.mingw-w64.org/ + +If you are using the static version of the GLFW library, which is named +`libglfw3.a`, do: + +```sh +gcc -o myprog myprog.c -I path/to/glfw/include path/to/glfw/lib-mingw-w64/libglfw3.a -lgdi32 +``` + +If you are using the DLL version of the GLFW library, which is named +`glfw3.dll`, you will need to use the `libglfw3dll.a` link library. + +```sh +gcc -o myprog myprog.c -I path/to/glfw/include path/to/glfw/lib-mingw-w64/libglfw3dll.a -lgdi32 +``` + +The resulting executable will need to find `glfw3.dll` to run, typically by +keeping both files in the same directory. + +When you are building with the DLL version of GLFW, you will also need to define +the @ref GLFW_DLL macro. This can be done in your source files, as long as it +done before including the GLFW header: + +```c +#define GLFW_DLL +#include <GLFW/glfw3.h> +``` + +It can also be done on the command-line: + +```sh +gcc -o myprog myprog.c -D GLFW_DLL -I path/to/glfw/include path/to/glfw/lib-mingw-w64/libglfw3dll.a -lgdi32 +``` + + +### With CMake and GLFW source {#build_link_cmake_source} + +This section is about using CMake to compile and link GLFW along with your +application. If you want to use an installed binary instead, see @ref +build_link_cmake_package. + +With a few changes to your `CMakeLists.txt` you can have the GLFW source tree +built along with your application. + +Add the root directory of the GLFW source tree to your project. This will add +the `glfw` target to your project. + +```cmake +add_subdirectory(path/to/glfw) +``` + +Once GLFW has been added, link your application against the `glfw` target. +This adds the GLFW library and its link-time dependencies as it is currently +configured, the include directory for the GLFW header and, when applicable, the +@ref GLFW_DLL macro. + +```cmake +target_link_libraries(myapp glfw) +``` + +Note that the `glfw` target does not depend on OpenGL, as GLFW loads any OpenGL, +OpenGL ES or Vulkan libraries it needs at runtime. If your application calls +OpenGL directly, instead of using a modern +[extension loader library](@ref context_glext_auto), use the OpenGL CMake +package. + +```cmake +find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED) +``` + +If OpenGL is found, the `OpenGL::GL` target is added to your project, containing +library and include directory paths. Link against this like any other library. + +```cmake +target_link_libraries(myapp OpenGL::GL) +``` + +For a minimal example of a program and GLFW sources built with CMake, see the +[GLFW CMake Starter][cmake_starter] on GitHub. + +[cmake_starter]: https://github.com/juliettef/GLFW-CMake-starter + + +### With CMake and installed GLFW binaries {#build_link_cmake_package} + +This section is about using CMake to link GLFW after it has been built and +installed. If you want to build it along with your application instead, see +@ref build_link_cmake_source. + +With a few changes to your `CMakeLists.txt` you can locate the package and +target files generated when GLFW is installed. + +```cmake +find_package(glfw3 3.5 REQUIRED) +``` + +Once GLFW has been added to the project, link against it with the `glfw` target. +This adds the GLFW library and its link-time dependencies, the include directory +for the GLFW header and, when applicable, the @ref GLFW_DLL macro. + +```cmake +target_link_libraries(myapp glfw) +``` + +Note that the `glfw` target does not depend on OpenGL, as GLFW loads any OpenGL, +OpenGL ES or Vulkan libraries it needs at runtime. If your application calls +OpenGL directly, instead of using a modern +[extension loader library](@ref context_glext_auto), use the OpenGL CMake +package. + +```cmake +find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED) +``` + +If OpenGL is found, the `OpenGL::GL` target is added to your project, containing +library and include directory paths. Link against this like any other library. + +```cmake +target_link_libraries(myapp OpenGL::GL) +``` + + +### With pkg-config and GLFW binaries on Unix {#build_link_pkgconfig} + +This is intended for building a program from the command-line or by writing +a makefile, on macOS or any Unix-like system like Linux, FreeBSD and Cygwin. + +GLFW supports [pkg-config][], and the `glfw3.pc` pkg-config file is generated +when the GLFW library is built and is installed along with it. A pkg-config +file describes all necessary compile-time and link-time flags and dependencies +needed to use a library. When they are updated or if they differ between +systems, you will get the correct ones automatically. + +[pkg-config]: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/ + +A typical compile and link command-line when using the static version of the +GLFW library may look like this: + +```sh +cc $(pkg-config --cflags glfw3) -o myprog myprog.c $(pkg-config --static --libs glfw3) +``` + +If you are using the shared version of the GLFW library, omit the `--static` +flag. + +```sh +cc $(pkg-config --cflags glfw3) -o myprog myprog.c $(pkg-config --libs glfw3) +``` + +You can also use the `glfw3.pc` file without installing it first, by using the +`PKG_CONFIG_PATH` environment variable. + +```sh +env PKG_CONFIG_PATH=path/to/glfw/src cc $(pkg-config --cflags glfw3) -o myprog myprog.c $(pkg-config --libs glfw3) +``` + +The dependencies do not include OpenGL, as GLFW loads any OpenGL, OpenGL ES or +Vulkan libraries it needs at runtime. If your application calls OpenGL +directly, instead of using a modern +[extension loader library](@ref context_glext_auto), you should add the `gl` +pkg-config package. + +```sh +cc $(pkg-config --cflags glfw3 gl) -o myprog myprog.c $(pkg-config --libs glfw3 gl) +``` + + +### With Xcode on macOS {#build_link_xcode} + +If you are using the dynamic library version of GLFW, add it to the project +dependencies. + +If you are using the static library version of GLFW, add it and the Cocoa, +OpenGL, IOKit and QuartzCore frameworks to the project as dependencies. They +can all be found in `/System/Library/Frameworks`. + + +### With command-line or makefile on macOS {#build_link_osx} + +It is recommended that you use [pkg-config](@ref build_link_pkgconfig) when +using installed GLFW binaries from the command line on macOS. That way you will +get any new dependencies added automatically. If you still wish to build +manually, you need to add the required frameworks and libraries to your +command-line yourself using the `-l` and `-framework` switches. + +If you are using the dynamic GLFW library, which is named `libglfw.3.dylib`, do: + +```sh +cc -o myprog myprog.c -lglfw -framework Cocoa -framework OpenGL -framework IOKit -framework QuartzCore +``` + +If you are using the static library, named `libglfw3.a`, substitute `-lglfw3` +for `-lglfw`. + +Note that you do not add the `.framework` extension to a framework when linking +against it from the command-line. + +@note Your machine may have `libGL.*.dylib` style OpenGL library, but that is +for the X Window System and will not work with the macOS native version of GLFW. + |