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@ -15,27 +15,27 @@ specific compiler of your chosen development environment. The compilation
and linking process should be explained in your C programming material and in
the documentation for your development environment.
@section build_include Including the GLFW header file
In the source files of your application where you use OpenGL or GLFW, you should
include the GLFW header file, i.e.:
You should include the GLFW header in the source files where you use OpenGL or
GLFW.
@code
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
@endcode
The GLFW header declares the GLFW API and by default also includes the OpenGL
header of your development environment, which in turn defines all the constants,
types and function prototypes of the OpenGL API.
This header declares the GLFW API and by default also includes the OpenGL header
from your development environment. See below for how to control this.
The GLFW header also defines everything necessary for your OpenGL header to
function. For example, under Windows you are normally required to include
`windows.h` before the OpenGL header, which would pollute your code namespace
with the entire Win32 API.
The GLFW header also defines any platform-specific macros needed by your OpenGL
header, so it can be included without needing any window system headers.
Instead, the GLFW header takes care of this for you, not by including
`windows.h`, but by duplicating only the very few necessary parts of it. It
does this only when needed, so if `windows.h` _is_ included, the GLFW header
For example, under Windows you are normally required to include `windows.h`
before the OpenGL header, which would bring in the whole Win32 API. The GLFW
header duplicates the small number of macros needed.
It does this only when needed, so if `windows.h` _is_ included, the GLFW header
does not try to redefine those symbols. The reverse is not true, i.e.
`windows.h` cannot cope if any of its symbols have already been defined.
@ -49,8 +49,21 @@ In other words:
If you are using an OpenGL extension loading library such as
[glad](https://github.com/Dav1dde/glad), the extension loader header should
either be included _before_ the GLFW one, or the @ref GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE macro
(described below) should be defined.
be included _before_ the GLFW one.
@code
#include <glad/glad.h>
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
@endcode
Alternatively the @ref GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE macro (described below) can be used to
prevent the GLFW header from including the OpenGL header.
@code
#define GLFW_INCLUDE_NONE
#include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
#include <glad/glad.h>
@endcode
@subsection build_macros GLFW header option macros