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Last Update: 05-16-05
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The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library

The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are supported on the target platform. OpenGL core and extension functionality is exposed in a single header file. GLEW is available for a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Irix, and Solaris.

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GLEW is distributed as source and precompiled binaries. The latest release is 1.3.3 [03-16-05]:

Source ZIP | TGZ
Binaries Windows | Linux | OS X (AGL,GLX) | Irix | Solaris

The up-to-date development version is available from the public repository:

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew login
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cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew co glew

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Supported Extensions

The latest release contains support for OpenGL 2.0 and the following extensions:

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