Re: [XMakemol-bugs] glut problem on Fedora Core 5 and solution

[Matt Hodges]

>>>>> Herbert Fruchtl writes:

 > Here is a problem and its solution. I am just reporting it so it
 > can be integrated into the next release. It may even warrant a
 > release; at least I found it pretty annoying.

 > The problem: On Fedora Core 5 x86_64 (I don't know if it also
 > happens on 32-bit platforms), the program compiles and links OK. If
 > you right-click an atom to select it, the program crashes with the
 > following error:

 > freeglut ERROR: Function <glutBitmapCharacter> called without first
 > calling 'glutInit'.

 > Apparently, in the latest versions of freeglut (2.4 and up),
 > glutInit has to be called first.

 > The changes I made are:

 > In xmakemol.c: - Add a prototype void glutInit(int *argcp, char
 > **argv); (I guess it would be cleaner to include glut.h or
 > freeglut.h) - add a call to this function early in main().

The call to glutInit has already been added to the CVS xmakemol.c
source.

 > In Makefile: - add -lglut to the flags in xmakemol_LDADD

This should be handled by ./configure (works for me).

 > I leave figuring out the proper #ifdefs and the exact location
 > where the function call should go to the authors.

I'm afraid I haven't had time to produce a release including this fix.

Thanks,

Matt