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Reputation: 554

Transform existing C++ openGL project from glut/freeglut to glfw

I want to upgrade my scientific 3D application from Freeglut to GLFW, but I worried about hidden conflicts or loss of data, Actually my application works like a charm with Freeglut and I don't have any problem, but GLFW is recommended for modern OpenGL(3.0+) in all modern books and tutorials.

I look at GLFW API and It looks like Glut with glfw* prefix, but I'm not exactly sure. so I have three questions in mind:

  1. Is it worth to break my existing project for GLFW sake, or stick to freeglut?
  2. Am I going to loss any feature from glut?
  3. Is GLFW compatible with GTK+? (because my GUI is based on GTK)

Upvotes: 6

Views: 3469

Answers (1)

datenwolf
datenwolf

Reputation: 162297

3- Is GLFW compatible with GTK+? (because my GUI is based on GTK)

Using GTK+ you should neither use Free-/GLUT nor GLFW. GTK+ has a OpenGL widget and does all the event management. Use that.

Upvotes: 3

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