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eagle1
06-17-2001, 07:27 PM
Hello guys! My first post here in the forums and already a big question! I'm a super linux newbie (all I do is programming in computers already configured) so pardon my ignorance and first and foremost I'm gonna say that I'm here to learn from you guys!!!

Well, as said earlier, I practice programming in the university computers but they are already configured. Now, I installed Mandrake 7.2 in my computer and I wanted to program using OpenGL libraries. The thing is that I don't know how to install them.

I heard that I'm supposed to install MESA. I already downloaded the latest version (3.4.1 0r 2), I tried to do just as the install file says but when I write: ./configure
in the terminal, it proccesses a lot of things answering yes or no and.... it says something about glut not installed or something...

I know this is quite a first post (hehehe) but I just need the step by step on how to install these libraries so that if I compile a demo, it doesn't greet me with:

include GL/gl.h doesn't exist ..!!

Any help appreciated..!!! Thanks in advance.
Xsecrets
06-17-2001, 07:31 PM
what distro are you using getting precompiled packages of the libs would be the easiest thing for you to do.
eagle1
06-17-2001, 07:35 PM
Right now I'm using Mandrake 7.2. Precompiled packages??? Do you mean rpm's???
eagle1
06-17-2001, 07:53 PM
Oh I forgot..! My system specs:

AMD 1.2 Thunderbird
Gigabyte 7ZX-1 mobo
256pc133 ram
GeForce mx400 64mb
Sound Blaster Live
20gb Western Digital HD
Toshiba cdrw/dvd combo
etc..
Xsecrets
06-17-2001, 08:36 PM
that's exactly what I mean they have packages of the libraries too. thier usually something like mesa(ver#)-dev.rpm
Tyr-7BE
06-17-2001, 10:26 PM
usually if the filename contains -dev, it's a bunch of libraries.
eagle1
06-18-2001, 10:35 AM
Well, I didn't found it in their site nor in sourceforge (or something). I'm going to keep looking. Thanks.

[ 19 June 2001: Message edited by: eagle1 ]
Bernd
06-18-2001, 11:01 AM
Well, have a look at http://rufus.w3.org they have rpm packages for most (perhaps all) rpm based linux systems.
Search for mesa there, I did it and found the packages for Mandrake immediately.

Bernd
eagle1
06-19-2001, 10:49 PM
Well, it seems that I need the glut libraries and these are included in MesaDemos file (I think). I'm going to install it and see if it works..!

Thanks.