From 5e17847af54dc7fe804cea59f9110e2286f87ab1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ngwd <ngwuedag@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 11:36:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Fix the runtime issue "cannot find the freeglut.dll"

---
 HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
index 36db111..5805b85 100644
--- a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
+++ b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
       <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
       <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
+    <PostBuildEvent>
+      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -135,6 +138,9 @@
       <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
       <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
+    <PostBuildEvent>
+      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\$(Platform)\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
+    </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>

From 9f2f20cba4390b1555969f54995cecd3283d51d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ngwd <ngwuedag@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 19:17:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] introduce the glew32.lib

---
 HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.c       | 10 ++++++++++
 HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj | 36 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.c b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.c
index 129aac7..a2c1fb8 100644
--- a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.c
+++ b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.c
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+// Always include glew.h before freeglut.h or gl.h
+#include <GL/glew.h>
 #include <GL/glut.h>
 #include "Callbacks.h"
 
@@ -15,6 +18,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
   /* Create a single window with a keyboard and display callback */
   glutCreateWindow("GLUT Test");
+
+  GLenum err = glewInit();
+  if (GLEW_OK != err) {
+    printf("GLEW init failed: %s\n", glewGetErrorString(err));
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   glutKeyboardFunc(&keyboard);
   glutDisplayFunc(&display);
 
diff --git a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
index 5805b85..b6aa164 100644
--- a/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
+++ b/HelloGLUT/HelloGLUT.vcxproj
@@ -30,33 +30,33 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{874EFCB1-9F7F-4C5F-B1B1-74800120AE66}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>HelloGLUT</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.16299.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
     <ProjectName>Hello GLUT</ProjectName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -82,29 +82,29 @@
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</IntDir>
-    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib;$(VC_LibraryPath_x86);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x86);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x86</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\lib\Release\$(Platform);$(VC_LibraryPath_x86);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x86);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x86</LibraryPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</IntDir>
-    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib\x64;$(VC_LibraryPath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x64);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x64</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib\x64;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\lib\Release\$(Platform);$(VC_LibraryPath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x64);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x64</LibraryPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</IntDir>
-    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib;$(VC_LibraryPath_x86);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x86);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x86</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\lib\Release\$(Platform);$(VC_LibraryPath_x86);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x86);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x86</LibraryPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</OutDir>
     <IntDir>$(Configuration)\$(Platform)\</IntDir>
-    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
-    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib\x64;$(VC_LibraryPath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x64);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x64</LibraryPath>
+    <IncludePath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\include;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\include;$(VC_IncludePath);$(WindowsSDK_IncludePath);</IncludePath>
+    <LibraryPath>C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\lib\x64;C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\lib\Release\$(Platform);$(VC_LibraryPath_x64);$(WindowsSDK_LibraryPath_x64);$(NETFXKitsDir)Lib\um\x64</LibraryPath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
+      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"
+xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\bin\Release\$(Platform)\glew32.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
@@ -136,10 +137,11 @@
       <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;glew32.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <PostBuildEvent>
-      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\$(Platform)\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
+      <Command>xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\freeglut\bin\$(Platform)\freeglut.dll" "$(OutDir)"
+xcopy /Y "C:\Program Files\Common Files\glew-2.1.0\bin\Release\$(Platform)\glew32.dll" "$(OutDir)"</Command>
     </PostBuildEvent>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <EntryPointSymbol>mainCRTStartup</EntryPointSymbol>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>freeglut.lib;glew32.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">