GLFW

Introduction

GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL and OpenGL ES application development. It provides a simple, platform-independent API for creating windows and contexts, reading input, handling events, etc.

Version 3.1.1 adds fixes for a number of bugs that together affect all supported platforms, most notably workarounds for bugs in some popular window managers.

If you are new to GLFW, you may find the introductory tutorial for GLFW 3 useful. If you have used GLFW 2 in the past, there is a transition guide for moving to the GLFW 3 API.

Note that a number of source files have been added or renamed in 3.1, which may require you to update any custom build files you have.

Compiling GLFW

See the Compiling GLFW guide in the GLFW documentation.

Using GLFW

See the Building programs that use GLFW guide in the GLFW documentation.

Reporting bugs

Bugs are reported to our issue tracker. Please always include the name and version of the OS where the bug occurs and the version of GLFW used. If you have cloned it, include the commit ID used.

If it's a build issue, please also include the build log and the name and version of your development environment.

If it's a context creation issue, please also include the make and model of your graphics card and the version of your driver.

This will help both us and other people experiencing the same bug.

Dependencies

GLFW bundles a number of dependencies in the deps/ directory.

Khronos extension headers for API extension symbols used by GLFW
getopt_port for examples with command-line options
TinyCThread for threaded examples
An OpenGL 3.2 core loader generated by glad for examples using modern OpenGL

Changelog

Made library compilation fail if any header option macros are defined
Removed support for LCC and Borland C++
Bugfix: glfwSetTime silently accepted invalid values
[Cocoa] Bugfix: NSHighResolutionCapable was not enabled for test and example programs
[Cocoa] Bugfix: Sleeping monitors were not included in the monitor list
[Cocoa] Bugfix: glfwSetWindowSize did not change the video mode for full screen windows
[X11] Added support for Cygwin-X
[X11] Made XInput2 optional at compile-time
[X11] Made Xxf86vm optional at compile-time
[X11] Bugfix: Moved _NET_REQUEST_FRAME_EXTENTS request to glfwGetWindowFrameSize and added protocol-breaking timeout as a workaround for broken support in Unity, Fluxbox and Xfwm
[X11] Bugfix: Mouse button GLFW_MOUSE_BUTTON_4 was never used
[X11] Bugfix: glfwTerminate could close an unrelated file descriptor
[X11] Bugfix: Some WMs (KWM, Fluxbox) did not respect cursor redefinition
[WGL] Bugfix: The context flags debug bit was not set for OpenGL ES
[GLX] Bugfix: The context flags debug bit was not set for OpenGL ES
[EGL] Bugfix: The context flags debug bit was not set for OpenGL ES

Contact

The official website for GLFW is glfw.org. There you can find the latest version of GLFW, as well as news, documentation and other information about the project.

If you have questions related to the use of GLFW, we have a support forum, and the IRC channel #glfw on Freenode.

If you have a bug to report, a patch to submit or a feature you'd like to request, please file it in the issue tracker on GitHub.

Finally, if you're interested in helping out with the development of GLFW or porting it to your favorite platform, we have an occasionally active developer's mailing list, or you could join us on #glfw.

Acknowledgements

GLFW exists because people around the world donated their time and lent their skills.

Bobyshev Alexander
artblanc
arturo
Matt Arsenault
Keith Bauer
John Bartholomew
Niklas Behrens
Niklas Bergström
Doug Binks
blanco
Martin Capitanio
Lambert Clara
Andrew Corrigan
Noel Cower
Jarrod Davis
Olivier Delannoy
Paul R. Deppe
Michael Dickens
Jonathan Dummer
Ralph Eastwood
Siavash Eliasi
Michael Fogleman
Gerald Franz
GeO4d
Marcus Geelnard
Eloi Marín Gratacós
Stefan Gustavson
Sylvain Hellegouarch
Matthew Henry
heromyth
Lucas Hinderberger
Paul Holden
Toni Jovanoski
Arseny Kapoulkine
Osman Keskin
Cameron King
Peter Knut
Robin Leffmann
Glenn Lewis
Shane Liesegang
Дмитри Малышев
Martins Mozeiko
Tristam MacDonald
Hans Mackowiak
Kyle McDonald
David Medlock
Bryce Mehring
Jonathan Mercier
Marcel Metz
Jonathan Miller
Kenneth Miller
Bruce Mitchener
Jack Moffitt
Jeff Molofee
Jon Morton
Pierre Moulon
Julian Møller
Kamil Nowakowski
Ozzy
Andri Pálsson
Peoro
Braden Pellett
Arturo J. Pérez
Cyril Pichard
Pieroman
Jorge Rodriguez
Ed Ropple
Aleksey Rybalkin
Riku Salminen
Brandon Schaefer
Sebastian Schuberth
Matt Sealey
SephiRok
Steve Sexton
Systemcluster
Dmitri Shuralyov
Daniel Skorupski
Bradley Smith
Julian Squires
Johannes Stein
Justin Stoecker
Nathan Sweet
TTK-Bandit
Sergey Tikhomirov
A. Tombs
Samuli Tuomola
urraka
Jari Vetoniemi
Ricardo Vieira
Simon Voordouw
Torsten Walluhn
Patrick Walton
Jay Weisskopf
Frank Wille
yuriks
Santi Zupancic
Jonas Ådahl
Lasse Öörni
All the unmentioned and anonymous contributors in the GLFW community, for bug reports, patches, feedback, testing and encouragement

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