Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2013-05-19

Chapter 25. X Libraries

Cogl-1.12.2

Introduction to Cogl

Cogl is a modern 3D graphics API with associated utility APIs designed to expose the features of 3D graphics hardware using a direct state access API design, as opposed to the state-machine style of OpenGL.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.2 platform.

Package Information

Cogl Dependencies

Required

gdk-pixbuf-2.26.5, MesaLib-9.1.2 and Pango-1.32.5

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.34.2

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.18

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/cogl

Installation of Cogl

Install Cogl by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Contents

Installed Libraries: libcogl-pango.so and libcogl.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/cogl and /usr/share/cogl

Short Descriptions

libcogl-pango.so

is the Pango integration library for Cogl.

libcogl.so

is an object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer library.

Last updated on 2013-01-05 22:05:40 +0000