# Install glbinding with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper C++ binding for the OpenGL API. Version 3.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:glbinding ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install glbinding ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install glbinding-doc ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: glbinding-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#glbinding ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glbinding/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S glbinding ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: glbinding from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install glbinding-aux-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glbinding-aux-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:glbinding - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.5.0 - **Source summary:** C++ binding for the OpenGL API - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:34-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - glbinding-glmeta (cli) - glbinding-glmeta (alias) ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.5.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Upstream latest detected: v3.5.0 (current) ## Project history and usage glbinding is a cross-platform C++ binding for the OpenGL API generated from the Khronos gl.xml specification. It replaces traditional macro-heavy OpenGL loaders with real functions, variables, C++ enum classes, lazy function resolution, and metadata around the generated API. ### Project history The cginternals project released glbinding 1.0.0 in 2014 and continued through 2.x and 3.x documentation lines. Its design reflects the C++11 era of OpenGL tooling: stronger typing, generated headers, feature-centered includes, callbacks, multi-context support, and CMake integration instead of ad hoc extension-loader code. ### Adoption history glbinding gained packaging across graphics-oriented development environments because it sits between OpenGL applications and windowing/toolkit stacks such as GLFW, GTK, Qt, and SDL. Its documentation also points to distribution through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, vcpkg, Conan, and prebuilt Windows archives. ### How it is used Practitioners include glbinding headers, initialize the binding after creating an OpenGL context, and then call OpenGL functions through the generated C++ namespaces. Projects commonly link it through CMake targets such as glbinding::glbinding and optionally glbinding::glbinding-aux for metadata, logging, and diagnostic support. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, glbinding is interesting because it packages generated API code, CMake config files, examples, documentation, and tools around the Khronos registry. It also exposes a classic compatibility question for graphics stacks: the package must align compiler support, OpenGL headers, context-creation libraries, and downstream C++ ABI expectations. ### Timeline - 2014: glbinding 1.0.0 is published on GitHub releases. - 2016: glbinding 2.0.0 is published, followed by the 2.1 release line. - 2018: The project documents v3.0 and v2.1 as stable documentation branches on glbinding.org. - 2019: The README notes Khronos KHR header dependency handling as part of downstream build setup. ### Related projects - OpenGL, Khronos OpenGL Registry, khrbinding-generator, GLEW, GLFW, Qt, GTK, SDL, CMake. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** glbinding - **Aliases:** glbinding@3 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - glbinding-doc - 3.3.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glbinding-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | documentation for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Debian apt - glbinding-tools - 3.3.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glbinding-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line tools for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Debian apt - libglbinding-dev - 3.3.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libglbinding-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | development files for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Debian apt - libglbinding3 - 3.3.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libglbinding3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cross-platform C++ binding for OpenGL | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Nix - glbinding: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gl/glbinding/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - glbinding-doc - 2.1.1-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: glbinding-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | documentation for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Ubuntu apt - glbinding-tools - 2.1.1-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: glbinding-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line tools for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Ubuntu apt - libglbinding-dev - 2.1.1-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libglbinding-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | development files for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - Ubuntu apt - libglbinding2 - 2.1.1-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libglbinding2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cross-platform C++ binding for OpenGL | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - pacman - glbinding - 3.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: glbinding from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A C++ binding for the OpenGL API, generated using the gl.xml specification | http://www.glbinding.org - zypper - glbinding-aux-devel - 3.5.0-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glbinding-aux-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Headers and objects for building against glbinding's auxiliary features | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - zypper - glbinding-devel - 3.5.0-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: glbinding-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Headers and objects to build against glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - zypper - libglbinding-aux3 - 3.5.0-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libglbinding-aux3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Auxiliary shared library for glbinding | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding - zypper - libglbinding3 - 3.5.0-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libglbinding3 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | C++ binding for the OpenGL API | https://github.com/cginternals/glbinding ## Related links - 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