如何将LWJGL 3.1.1添加到netbeans以在Java项目中使用？

Question

I want to use the Light Weight Java Gaming Library(LWJGL) to my Netbeans so I can use it in my Java application. The only videos that I can find show the zip file that they downloaded with separate src and doc folders inside of it. The zip file that I download has everything in one directory. I went to lwjgl.org/download and clicked on Stable and then Generate Bundle. What am I missing?

Answer 1

I had the same problem recently.

So, to begin you want to go to Tools in the context menu and select Libraries (as shown). Next you can add a new library and name it eg LWJGL-3.1.1 confirm with ok. You can find 3 tabs in the current window Classpath , Sources and Javadoc . There you add your jar files accordingly (in the downloaded .zip file you find .jar files with different names like lwjgl-{whatever}-sources.jar or lwjgl-{whatever}-javadocs.jar ) make sure you put them in the right place. You have to repeat this process for all of the jar files you want. The javadoc files are not required but recommended. Make sure you also collect all the native .dll files and merge them in a folder called \\natives . You find them in these jar files that are called like: lwjgl-{whatever}-{your-OS}.jar .

Once you have finished the setup for your library right click on your current project and choose Add Library... . In the window that pops up you scroll down until you find your library that you have just created and you are almost done now.

Last but not least go to the project settings. Select Run and make sure that you set the classpath in VM options to something like in the image: -Djava.library.path="C:\\java_workspace\\LWJGL Library 3.1\\natives . Now this classpath tells netbeans where your native files are located. Your \\natives folder that you should have created in the beginning is where this path should lead to. That's it. This is all you have to do for a setup without the use of maven, gradle, ...

You can test if it is working with the code provided by LWJGL HelloWorld example .

I hope this solved your problem. Best regards.