GLUT on OS X with OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile

You need at least Mac OS X Lion (OS X 10.7 or higher) for the basic support of OpenGL 3.2. To use the OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile, just add

glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_3_2_CORE_PROFILE | ... | ...);

in your main-function. You can check it by

std::printf("%s\n%s\n", 
        glGetString(GL_RENDERER),  // e.g. Intel HD Graphics 3000 OpenGL Engine
        glGetString(GL_VERSION)    // e.g. 3.2 INTEL-8.0.61
        );

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