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Xcode setup for Learn OpenGL Tutorials

The instructions worked on 5/4/18 on this system:

• Mac OSX High Sierra 10.13
• Xcode 9.3

instructions

• build glfw - instructions are here
• open Xcode
• select menus - File / New / Project
• Command Line Tool
• Next
• Product Name…
• Language: C++
• Next - creates project
• add OpenGL Framework to link phase
  • select the project (root level of project explorer on left)
  • select “Build Phases” in top center
  • in “Link Binary with Libraries”
  • ”+” / Add Other
  • type “OpenGL” in search
  • double click OpenGL.framework
• GLFW
  • add to search paths
    • select the project (root level of project explorer on left)
    • select “build settings” in top center
    • in the search box in build settings, type “search”
    • Header Search Paths - add path /Users/<you>/dev/native_dependencies/glfw-3.2.1/include
    • Library Search Paths - add path /Users/<you>/dev/native_dependencies/build/src
  • add to link phase
    • select the project (root level of project explorer on left)
    • select “Build Phases” in top center
    • in “Link Binary with Libraries”
    • ”+” / Add Other
    • select ~/dev/native_dependencies/glfw-3.2.1/build/src/libglfw.3.2.dylib
• GLAD
  • the tutorial is good to follow for instructions on GLAD. Use the web service, to create the GLAD zip file, and download.
  • extract the zip to ~/dev/native_dependencies/glad
  • add glad header search path
    • again go to “build settings” / Header Search Paths
    • add path /Users/<you>/dev/native_dependencies/glad/include
  • add glad c file
    • go to menu - File / “Add files to "
    • select ~/dev/native_dependencies/glad/src/glad.c