Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.0-215

Chapter 10. Graphics and Font Libraries

Glad-2.0.8

Introduction to Glad

The Glad package contains a generator for loading Vulkan, OpenGL, EGL, GLES, and GLX contexts.

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Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Package Information

Glad Dependencies

Optional (required to run the tests)

pytest-9.0.2, rustc-1.94.0, Xorg Libraries, glfw, and WINE

Installation of Glad

Install Glad by running the following commands: 

pip3 wheel -w dist --no-build-isolation --no-deps --no-cache-dir $PWD

To test the results, you need the optional dependencies above. If you only install dependencies that are in the book, then 12 tests out of 100 fail. Issue: 

PYTHON=python3 utility/test.sh

Now, as the root user: 

pip3 install --no-index --find-links dist --no-user glad2

Contents

Installed Programs: glad
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/glad and /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/glad2-2.0.8.dist-info

Short Descriptions

glad

generates loaders for Vulkan, OpenGL, EGL, GLES, and GLX contexts