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Magnum is 3D graphics engine written in C++11 and OpenGL 3 Core Profile.
Features:
* Easy-to-use templated mathematical library for matrix/vector calculations.
* Comprehensive use of C++11 features for safety, performance and ease of
development.
* Hierarchical scene graph which supports transformation caching for better
performance, classes for convenient usage of shaders, buffers and textures.
* Mesh tools for cleaning, optimizing and generating meshes. Collection of
pre-made graphic primitives and shaders for testing purposes.
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INSTALLATION
============
You can either use packaging scripts, which are stored in package/
subdirectory, or compile and install everything manually. Note that Doxygen
documentation contains more comprehensive guide for building, packaging and
crosscompiling.
Minimal dependencies
--------------------
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* C++ compiler with good C++11 support. Currently the only compiler which
supports everything needed is **GCC** >= 4.6. **Clang** >= 3.1 (from SVN)
will probably work too.
* **CMake** >= 2.6
* **OpenGL headers**, on Linux most probably shipped with Mesa
* **GLEW** - OpenGL extension wrangler
* **Corrade** - Plugin management and utility library. You can get it at
http://mosra.cz/blog/corrade.php
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Compilation, installation
-------------------------
The library can be built and installed using these four commands:
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mkdir -p build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .. && make
make install
Building and running unit tests
-------------------------------
If you want to build also unit tests (which are not built by default), pass
`-DBUILD_TESTS=True` to CMake. Unit tests use QtTest framework (you need at
least **Qt 4.6**) and can be run using
ctest -V
in build directory. Everything should pass ;-)
Building documentation
----------------------
The documentation (which you are currently reading) is written in **Doxygen**
(preferrably 1.8 with Markdown support, but older versions should do good job
too) and additionally uses **Graphviz** for class diagrams. The documentation
can be build by running
doxygen
in root directory (i.e. where `Doxyfile` is). Resulting HTML documentation
will be in `build/doc/` directory.
PLUGINS AND EXAMPLES
====================
Various importer plugins for image and 3D model formats are maintained in
separate repository, which can be found at
http://github.com/mosra/magnum-plugins .
There are also examples of engine usage, varying from simple *Hello
World*-like example to more advanced applications, such as viewer for complex
3D models. Example repository is at http://github.com/mosra/magnum-examples .
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CONTACT
=======
Want to learn more about the library? Found a bug or want to tell me an
awesome idea? Feel free to visit my website or contact me at:
* Website - http://mosra.cz/blog/
* GitHub - https://github.com/mosra/magnum
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* E-mail - mosra@centrum.cz
* Jabber - mosra@jabbim.cz