How do I create a window in OpenGL on Linux instead of using GLUT?

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How do I create a window in OpenGL on Linux instead of using GLUT? Is there a performance penalty when using one or the other?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 26 '13 at 15:48

First of all, i want to ask if using glut is performance-wise.

It makes no difference for OpenGL performance, which framework you use to create the window.

How can i do it?

You mean the long and hard way using X11 and GLX? I've example code for that here:

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