OpenGL GLUT program window not loading

thekilla1234 · #1 30-Jun-2009, 12:52

I bought the OpenGL Superbible Fourth Edition and I have reached the 'Your First Program' section (Listing 2.1 for reference). I spent a while getting all the libraries setup and the program finally compiles with no warnings or errors, but when I run the program, the window doesn't load up, there is just a blank console window. I copied the code pretty much word for word (with the exception of a char* constant for the window title). Here is the code:

CPP / C++ / C Code:

/********** OpenGL Includes ********/
#include <gl/gltools.h>
/***********************************/

/********** Constants **************/
const char* WINDOW_TITLE = "OpenGL Test Program";
/***********************************/

/********** Draws the Scene ********/
void RenderScene()
{
	// Clear the window
	glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);

	// Flush drawing commands
	glFlush();
}
/***********************************/

/****** Setup Rendering State ******/
void SetupRC()
{
	glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
}
/***********************************/

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	glutInit(&argc, argv);
	glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_SINGLE | GLUT_RGBA);
	glutCreateWindow(WINDOW_TITLE);
	glutDisplayFunc(RenderScene);
	SetupRC();

	glutMainLoop();

	return 0;
}

I am running on Vista using the Borland C++ compiler. As mentioned, the program complies fine using the command line:

Code:

bcc32 -DWIN32 ogl.cpp glut32.lib glu32.lib opengl32.lib

I have tried adding -L to each of the libraries and I get the same problem of the window not loading. I can't advance further into the book until this is sorted and I have searched high and low for someone with a similar problem and have found nobody, so I guess I'm a first. Does anyone understand why the window does not show?

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