gltools/README.rst
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Introduction
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gltools is library for quickly creating OpenGL based
application in Python/Cython with support for:
* Access to vertex buffers and GLSL shaders
* Access to truetype fonts
* Windows handling through GLFW
* Saving framebuffer content to PNG file.
* Simple GUI controls
OpenGL version 2.1 is targeted which should be available
in most computers these days, even in a laptop's integrated
graphics.
The license is GPL v2.
Building
========
* Python 2.7/3.x and Cython 0.17 or later.
* The geotools_ library.
* GLFW_ v3.0
* OpenGL headers
For Linux build scripts are available for ArchLinux in the AUR_
repository. These could be adapted to other Linux distros.
History
=======
* v0.2.1 : Updated to released version of GLFW3
* v0.1.1 : Added missing files and fix building against GLFW3 trunk.
Documentation
=============
See online Sphinx docs_
.. _docs: http://tenko.github.com/gltools/index.html
.. _geotools: http://github.com/tenko/geotools
.. _GLFW: http://github.com/elmindreda/glfw
.. _pypi: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/gltools
.. _AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&K=gltools