https://github.com/komodoresoft/mgl

OpenGL 1-style wrapper for Modern OpenGL in C
https://github.com/komodoresoft/mgl

c immediate-mode opengl wrapper

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OpenGL 1-style wrapper for Modern OpenGL in C

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/komodoresoft/mgl
• Owner: komodoresoft
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2025-08-19T23:27:53.000Z (11 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-10-05T23:35:14.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-10-06T01:16:56.361Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: c, immediate-mode, opengl, wrapper
• Language: C
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• Size: 571 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# 📦 Modern Legacy GL (MGL)

**MGL** is an OpenGL 1-style wrapper for modern OpenGL functions, keeping an old-school, lightweight interface similar to legacy OpenGL. Perfect for small engines, retro-style games, or learning purposes.


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## 📝 Example

This little snippet shows what the library allows you to do.

```c

mglMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);

mglLoadIdentity();

mgluPerspective(60.0, (float)width/(float)height, 0.1, 100.0);

mgluTranslatef(0.0, 0.0, -5.0);

mglMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);

mglLoadIdentity();

mglBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);

    mglColor3f(1.0, 0.0, 0.0); mglVertex2f( 0.0, -1.0);

    mglColor3f(0.0, 1.0, 0.0); mglVertex2f(-0.5,  0.5);

    mglColor3f(0.0, 0.0, 1.0); mglVertex2f( 0.5,  0.5);

mglEnd();

```

## ⚙️  Prerequisites

To compile and use MGL, you need to install the following prerequisites:

- C compiler (GCC, Clang, MSVC)

- OpenGL headers and libraries

- [The KMAK Build System](https://komodoresoft.com/kmak/)

## 📦 Installation

To install the library and use it in your projects, use the following commands:

```bash

git clone https://github.com/komodoresoft/mgl

cd mgl

kmak make.kmk init

kmak make.kmk build_mgl

```

## 🧩 Compiling the Examples

To compile the examples you need [glfw3](https://www.glfw.org/).

- Once you downloaded the glfw3, copy the headers in `include\GLFW`

- Then, place the compiled libraries in `lib`

- Next, place `glfw3.dll` in `examples`

- Finally, you can compile the examples with:

```bash

kmak make.kmk build_tests

```