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OpenGL program not work with X forwarding

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I have an OpenGL program in a Linux server. I want to run the program remotely with X forwarding, but it fails, whereas programs such as xclock and xeyes work fine. (I confirmed that the program works in the local desktop environment.) Below is additional information. Test Code: Running:

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#include <GL/glut.h>

#define WIDTH 300
#define HEIGHT 300

void display()
{
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
    glColor3d(1, 0, 0);
    glBegin(GL…

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You need to set up remote rendering, or use a ssh client that supports to get pre-rendered windows. On my machine Cygwin/X allows me to run both modes, while Xming only allows the remote rendering (on client). The application I developed also had tr…

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