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mesa-glu

brew install mesa-glu v9.0.3 SGI-B-1.1 AND SGI-B-2.0

Shared library providing high-level OpenGL utility functions built on Mesa.

Why you might care

Mesa GLU is a foundational library for 3D graphics applications that need utility functions like matrix operations, tessellation, and NURBS curves. It's primarily a build/runtime dependency for legacy OpenGL applications and some graphics tools; most modern projects use lower-level OpenGL bindings or newer graphics APIs, but GLU remains necessary for compatibility with older codebases.

Categories

library graphics

Alternatives

OpenGL GLFW SDL2

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Runtime dependencies

mesa

Build dependencies

meson ninja pkgconf

Links

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/glu
Brew formula source: Formula/m/mesa-glu.rb

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