Basically, once you know how to call OpenGL functions from Swift and compile the code, it is just a question of writing supporting code for dealing with shaders, buffers and so on. Replacing the fixed OpenGL functionality from the article example is left as an exercise for the reader.

If you want to use modern OpenGL, please check my other OpenGL articles. In order to keep the code short and as simple as possible, we’ll use the fixed OpenGL functionality.

However, if you need to use a C++ library you will need to write a C wrapper around it, because Swift 3 is not interoperable with C++.Īs a practical example, we’ll use OpenGL to draw a yellow rectangle on a red background. Keep in mind that, at time of this writing, Swift can call directly any C library. In order to keep the code portable on both operating systems, we’ll use GLFW to create a window with an OpenGL context.

This is a short article about how to get started with Swift 3 and OpenGL on Linux and macOS. Solarian Programmer My programming ramblings Home Archives Contact Privacy Swift 3 and OpenGL on Linux and macOS with GLFW Posted on Novemby Paul

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