glutInitContextVersion() is missing from glut library

Question

I am practicing some opengl code, how ever when i want to force the opengl context to use a certain version of opengl through glutInitContextVersion() it fails compilation process and gives this message:-

use of undeclared identifier 'glutInitContextVersion'

i want to fix this issue so i kept my code as simple as possible

code

#include "File.h"
#include <GLUT/GLUT.h>
#include <OpenGL/OpenGL.h>

using namespace std;

int  main ()
{

    glutInitContextVersion(3,2);

    return 1;
}

However i was able to use other glut functions without any error or warning messages

I am running Xcode 4.4.1 on Macbook air with OS X 10.9.1

Answer 1

You can create a 3.2+ core profile context with the GLUT that comes with the Xcode version for OS X 10.9. You just have to use a different interface. Instead of calling glutInitContextVersion(), you need to add the GLUT_3_2_CORE_PROFILE flag to the glutInitDisplayMode() call:

glutInitDisplayMode(... | GLUT_3_2_CORE_PROFILE);

You will also need to include <OpenGL/gl3.h> before <GLUT/glut.h> to use GL3 and later features.

The whole thing will generate a bunch of compiler warnings since GLUT is marked as deprecated in OS X 10.9. My answer to a related questions contains instructions on how to disable those warnings: Glut deprecation in Mac OSX 10.9, IDE: QT Creator.