The goal of the OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is to assist C/C++
OpenGL developers with two tedious tasks: initializing and using extensions
and writing portable applications. GLEW provides an efficient run-time
mechanism to determine whether a certain extension is supported by the
driver or not. OpenGL core and extension functionality is exposed via a
single header file. GLEW currently supports a variety of platforms and
operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Darwin, Irix, and Solaris.