Looking for Linux/Windows -deployable OpenGL windowing-and-OS libraries

Question

I'd like to set up an OpenGL development environment in Linux that I can also cross-compile for Windows out of. It looks like GLFW + OpenGL will give me what I need.

I tried installing the GLFW development package for Ubuntu 8.10, but I had dependency problems. I may stick with it, though.

Has anyone used GLFW for Linux? Has anyone tried cross-compiling for Windows? Is there another solution to handle windowing with OpenGL that might be better?

Answer 1

I would try SDL, it is very easy to use. For cross compilation, I would use MinGW or Cygwin.

Answer 2

I would recommend looking at using Qt and OpenGL together for your windowing needs. As of 4.5, Qt is now LGPL, and supports Linux, Windows, and Mac out of the box.

Answer 3

I second SDL. I also suggest GLee or GLEW for extension managing as well