From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!goblin1!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Luke A. Guest Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: ada and opengl Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:52:39 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Message-ID: <2137217408427222204.355256laguest-archeia.com@nntp.aioe.org> References: <0fff89bb-42c0-490f-89c1-aec4a6e09e3c@googlegroups.com> <4ccabbe2-b221-4ddd-b105-d0ac558abed4@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: HVMtjYO8osFr9couxiK7oA.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: NewsTap/4.0.1 (iPhone/iPod Touch) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: number.nntp.dca.giganews.com comp.lang.ada:187624 Date: 2014-07-16T16:52:39+00:00 List-Id: wrote: > I'm already discouraged, and it has nothing to do with the size or > vastness of the opengl language. > > I have the bindings for my laptop (which is win 7), and no way to use them. > I'm unable to compile ANY programs with opengl because of error messages > stating that certain files (like gl.ads, for example) are missing. > > the files are there. I downloaded them. but the compiler does not see > them. HOW CAN THIS BE FIXED? I think you need to read how to use gnat, gnatmake/gprbuild. If I can I will get my old GL 1.x demos put onto GitHub, they use David Holmes' GL bindings and should still work. They're also based on my port of the NeHe base code that I ported years back. Luke,