#### Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r13.0-491

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# Glad-2.0.8

## Introduction to Glad

The Glad package contains a generator for loading Vulkan, OpenGL, EGL, GLES, and GLX contexts.

### Note

Development versions of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://github.com/Dav1dde/glad/archive/v2.0.8/glad-2.0.8.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 028c39d581e6b53e53871f1dc21cf442

- Download size: 632 KB

- Estimated disk space required: 14 MB

- Estimated build time: less than 0.1 SBU

### Glad Dependencies

#### Optional (required to run the tests)

pytest-9.0.3, rustc-1.95.0, Xorg Libraries, glfw, and WINE

## Installation of Glad

Install Glad by running the following commands:

    pip3 wheel -w dist --no-build-isolation --no-deps --no-cache-dir $PWD

To test the results, you need the optional dependencies above. If you only install dependencies that are in the book, then 12 tests out of 100 fail. Issue:

    PYTHON=python3 utility/test.sh

Now, as the `root` user:

    pip3 install --no-index --find-links dist --no-user glad2

## Contents

Installed Programs: glad
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/glad and /usr/lib/python3.14/site-packages/glad2-2.0.8.dist-info

### Short Descriptions

glad | generates loaders for Vulkan, OpenGL, EGL, GLES, and GLX contexts

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