How to build glad2?

[apivovarov]

I tried the following

cmake -B build -S cmake

cmake --build build

No errors, but the build process did nothing

make install does not work too.

conan2 and vcpkg have 0.1.36 only.

How to build and install glad2 to linux/mac?

[apivovarov]

ok, looks like I need to use webservice for glad2 to generate glad.zip and use include/glad/gl.h and src/gl.c from the zip.

[apivovarov]

Would be nice to have an example on how exactly we can use cmake in glad2.

[Dav1dde]

There are examples in the repo, but I don't recommend you to use cmake, just generate once and add the files to your repository. It gives you nice deltas if you choose to re-generate, faster builds and less dependencies.

[apivovarov]

ok, I see c++/multiwin_mx/CMakeLists.txt in the examples.
Is it possible to generate gl.h and gl.c locally using CMake or some script instead of using the website?

[Dav1dde]

Yes, you can just clone the repository and run glad via python -m glad or install it through pip pip install --user glad2.

If you check the header of your generated files (through the website) the first comment will actually include the entire commandline which you can use the generate the same files:

/**
 * Loader generated by glad 2.0.4 on Fri Jun 30 17:56:55 2023
 *
 * [snip...]
 * 
 * Commandline:
 *    --api='gl:compatibility=4.5' --extensions='GL_AMD_conservative_depth,GL_AMD_debug_output,GL_AMD_depth_clamp_separate' c
 */

[apivovarov]

my gl.h shows

* Commandline:
*    --api='gl:core=3.3' --extensions='' c

I guess the command should be

python3 -m glad --api='gl:core=3.3' --extensions='' --out-path . c