How to build or install freeglut on a windows machine
I downloaded freeglut . I'm reading the installation instructions . I extracted all the files. I see a file called configure (and configure.ac). I opened visual studio command prompt and changed the directory to C:\DevStuff\OpenGL\freeglut-2.8.0 The next step is to configure the packages ./configure This looks like a Linux command. How am I supposed to complete this kind of a build on a windows 7 machine? I have visual studio 2010 ultimate ed. UPDATE I found the VS2010 directory and successfully performed a build. I need freeglut_static.lib , which did not come out of this build. The output