These are notes about getting X11 applications with OpenGL support to work on Cygwin using X11.
The Cygwin X User Guide is the canonical source for information on using X11 with Cygwin.
Installation
The Cygwin framework needs to be installed on your machine as a prerequisite to this tutorial.
From In Cygwin setup, select these packages from the X11 group.
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Under Graphics, select the opengl package, also.
If you are reconfiguring an existing installation, make sure to select Keep from the options at the top of the setup box or all packages will be reinstalled.
After these packages are installed, reboot the machine.
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In order to start the X11 server and create an xterm to work in, go to Start -> Run, type startxwin.bat and press enterEnter. You should now see an xterm.
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