Adding a comment on why \"freeglut\" differs from GLUT in a particular way

[freeglut] / src / freeglut_window.c

diff --git a/src/freeglut_window.c b/src/freeglut_window.c
index 811f329..277fe26 100644 (file)
--- a/src/freeglut_window.c
+++ b/src/freeglut_window.c
@@ -659,6 +659,12 @@ void fgCloseWindow( SFG_Window* window )
  */
 int FGAPIENTRY glutCreateWindow( const char* title )
 {
+    /* XXX GLUT does not exit; it simply calls "glutInit" quietly if the
+     * XXX application has not already done so.  The "freeglut" community
+     * XXX decided not to go this route (freeglut-developer e-mail from
+     * XXX Steve Baker, 12/16/04, 4:22 PM CST, "Re: [Freeglut-developer]
+     * XXX Desired 'freeglut' behaviour when there is no current window"
+     */
     FREEGLUT_EXIT_IF_NOT_INITIALISED ( "glutCreateWindow" );
 
     return fgCreateWindow( NULL, title, fgState.Position.X, fgState.Position.Y,