gl beginners' trouble

Ok, so I got a book (OpenGL Game Programming), and I tried to compile the first example (attached) on both dev-cpp and msvc, but here's what I got on both tries:

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Linking...
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _gluPerspective@32
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glLoadIdentity@0
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glMatrixMode@4
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glViewport@16
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__wglDeleteContext@4
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__wglMakeCurrent@8
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__wglCreateContext@4
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glEnd@0
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glVertex3f@12
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glBegin@4
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glColor3f@12
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glRotatef@16
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glTranslatef@12
Learn Opengl!.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __imp__glClear@4
LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main
Debug/Learn Opengl!.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 15 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

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Is there a library or something that I need to worry about like with allegro or what? What am I doing wrong?

Did you include the directory with the include files in the path where your compiler is looking for them?

If you did...which you probably didn't...so check it again...try #include <glut.h> I'm not an OpenGL programmer, but I've seen that library mentioned many times.

in msvc++ go to 'project' then 'settings' then click on the 'Link' tab and put this line in before Kernel32.lib

OpenGL32.lib GLu32.lib GLaux.lib

I knew it was some library, stupid book. But...

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LIBCD.lib(crt0.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol _main

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I linked OpenGL32.lib, GLu32.lib, and GLaux.lib, but I still get this one stubborn error, thanks for all your help!

perhaps you need to change main() to winmain()?

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It's winmain just like its supposed to be, has anyone seen anything like this before, how can I make it compile???

is it a win32 project or a console project? Sounds like you need to use whichever one you haven't chosen :)

*smacks head* I just knew it was something stupid like that... thx guys
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when it says that it can't find main, that means it's looking for the "main" function that you'd usually use in dos programs or whatever. For OpenGL and proggies that run through win32, you need to have it be a "Win32 Application" NOT console app. Just keep that in mind next time you make a project :)