VC++ with GLUT/GLUI

Quick Microsoft Visual C++ Tutorials with GLUT/GLUI:

Important Notes Before You Begin:

VC++ will not work properly with *.c files. You MUST rename them to *.cpp files.
If you are new to OpenGL, this site has some great tutorials: http://nehe.gamedev.net. However, for portability reasons, do NOT create OpenGL programs as Win32 applications.
Test your program often, both on Windows and Linux/Unix platforms.
VC++ has some special keywords like "near", "far", "LONG" (but they are not highlighted), just to name a few that I encountered. If you used such variables in your code, you may get funky errors.
Arrays has to be copied; array assignment will not work in VC++ (though it works in Unix/Linux). For example:

a[3] = {1,2,3};
b[3] = {3,2,1};
b = a; //ERROR!

Instead, you can write a function, copyArrays(a1, a2, numElements).

Installation Option 1:

Right click to download glut.h to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Include\GL\glut.h
Right click to download glui.h to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Include\GL\glui.h
Right click to download glut.lib to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Lib\glut.lib
Right click to download glut32.lib to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Lib\glut32.lib
Right click to download glui32.lib to:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Lib\glui32.lib
Right click to download glut.dll to:

C:\WINNT\system32\glut.dll (for Windows NT/2000) OR

C:\WINDOWS\system32\glut.dll (for Windows 95/98/Me/XP)
Right click to download glut32.dll to:

C:\WINNT\system32\glut32.dll (for Windows NT/2000) OR

C:\WINDOWS\system32\glut32.dll (for Windows 95/98/Me/XP)

Installation Option 2:

Download the latest versions of GLUT and GLUI by searching online.
Download the latest version of GLUT under the heading "GLUT for Microsoft Windows 9X, ME, 2000, NT & XP users".
Copy the unzipped files to the directories specified in "Installation Option 1".

Installation Option 3:

You may also decide to recompile the source code for yourself. In that case, instructions are similar to Option 2.
If you choose this option, make sure you read the readme.txt file in the zip files that you download.

If you installed GLUT and GLUI in a directory other than those described in Option 1:

Tools -> Options -> Directories -> Show Directories For:

Include Files: add the directory where the folder "GL" is located
Library Files: add the directory where you saved the *.lib files.

Running a simple OpenGL program in VC++:

File -> Open any single-file program that uses GLUT. A sample [square.cpp] file has been provided. [Note: this doesn't seem to work on some systems. I'll have to look into it.]
Build -> Compile square.cpp
VC++ will ask you about creating a default project space. Click yes.
Project -> Settings -> Settings for "All Configurations" [drop down selection at left top corner of window] -> Links [one of the tabs] -> Object/Library Modules: add the following before "kernel32.lib":

glui32.lib glut32.lib glu32.lib opengl32.lib glaux.lib
Build -> Build square.exe
Build -> Execute square.exe
Perform the above again with [example1.cpp], which is bundled with the GLUI source files. [Note: change #include "glui.h" to #include <GL/glui.h>]

Running a project in VC++:

Download and unzip [taitris2D.zip] (removed).
[Note: close any open workspaces.] File -> Open: taitris.cpp
Build -> Compile. Click yes to create a default project space. [Note: there should not be any errors.]
Project -> Add to Project -> Files: mass-select [one way is CTRL+A] all *.cpp and *.h files and click OK
You will get a warning saying taitris.cpp cannot be added. That's because it already is added.
Build -> Build taitris.exe
Build -> Execute taitris.exe
A Tetris game should now be running, click on Help if you want to play the game. (Note: some GLUI control do not work, because the game that I have uploaded is not the final version.)