OpenGL Project setup for Arch linux & VSCode
Project setup for modern OpenGL (v3.0+) projects in C++ (Arch linux & Visual Studio Code project) for University.
This should work on any Arch derivatives (Manjaro, EndeavourOS, Archbang, etc...)
It Uses OpenGl, glew, and glfw
Instructions
Designed to be edited and run with Visual Studio Code.
Install Visual Studio Code, then follow the per-platform instructions below.
(Recommended) Install these plugins for VSCode:
- C/C++ Intellisense/debugging by Microsoft
Afterwards, clone this repository and follow the per-platform instructions below.
Then, open this repository's root folder in Visual Studio Code and press Ctrl+Shift+B to build & run.
Or alternatively in VSCode click Terminal -> Task -> Run Task -> 'build & run opengl-app'
Then(if already built), to run, in VSCode click Terminal -> Task -> Run Task -> 'run opengl-app'
OR
./build/opengl-appRequirements
The Arch software repos have up-to-date versions of all dependencies.
sudo pacman -Syyu
sudo pacman -S gcc gdb glew glfw-x11 glm soil
Building should now work 😄
A shout out & A big thank you to mmowbray
I used this repo as a reference.