Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.5

Chapter 25. X Libraries

Cogl-1.16.2

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-7.5 platform.

Package Information

Cogl Dependencies

Required

gdk-pixbuf-2.30.4, MesaLib-10.0.3, and Pango-1.36.2

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.38.0

Optional

gst-plugins-base-1.2.3, GTK-Doc-1.19, SDL-1.2.15, SDL2, and Wayland

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

Installation of Cogl

Install Cogl by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-gles1 --enable-gles2 &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check. The tests should be run from an X terminal on the hardware accelerated Xorg Server.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--enable-gles1: This switch enables support for OpenGL ES 1.1.

--enable-gles2: This switch enables support for OpenGL ES 2.0.

--enable-cogl-gst: This switch enables gstreamer support.

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

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libcogl-gles2.so, libcogl-pango.so and libcogl.so, and optional libraries libcogl-gst.so and /usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/libgstcogl.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/cogl and /usr/share/cogl

Short Descriptions

libcogl-gles2.so

is the OpenGL ES 2.0 integration library for Cogl.

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 2014-02-21 16:09:26 -0800