at least , write a guide to how to compile the project

[SNAIDY1]

Please write instruction for it

[akaStric]

I have no idea how to C++, so i asked ChatGPT and these were the instructions. I followed them to the letter except step 7 which i did not do. ( I did try doing it but i see that it works without it too, so i skip it).
This worked for me and was fast to set up.
The only thing to note is that the source files added in step 6 can only have 1 of the cpp files inside at a time. If you have all 3 it won't build/run.
And that's it. Might not be the best way to do it but it worked.

Also initially i thought this was the black hole project, hence the project name BlackHole in my example lol. oops.

Follow this exactly on Windows:

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0. Prereqs (do once)

1. Visual Studio 2022 installed with “Desktop development with C++”.
2. Git for Windows installed (so git works in a terminal).

If both are done, go on.

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1. Pick a location for vcpkg

Let’s put it here (simple and clean):

C:\dev\vcpkg

(You can use another folder, but remember it.)

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2. Open a terminal

Open x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022
(so you get MSVC env — compiler, cl.exe, etc.)

Then run:

cd C:\dev
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
cd vcpkg

Now you’re inside C:\dev\vcpkg.

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3. Bootstrap vcpkg

This builds the vcpkg executable.

.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

After this you should have:

C:\dev\vcpkg\vcpkg.exe

If you see errors: usually Git not installed or VS tools missing.

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4. Integrate with Visual Studio

This is the “make VS auto-find packages” step.

.\vcpkg integrate install

What “integrate” means (quick): vcpkg tells VS: “when a project is x64, also look in my include/lib folders.” → so you don’t have to set include/lib paths manually.

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5. Install the libs you need

Your file uses GLFW + GLEW + GLM, so install all 3 for x64:

.\vcpkg install glfw3:x64-windows
.\vcpkg install glew:x64-windows
.\vcpkg install glm:x64-windows

x64-windows = the “triplet”.
Triplet = build variant (arch + OS). Example: x86-windows, x64-windows, x64-windows-static. You must match it with your VS project platform.

If later VS is set to Win32/x86 and you forget and build — it will fail. Keep everything x64.

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6. Make the Visual Studio project

1. Open VS 2022
2. Create a new project → Empty Project (C++)
3. Name it e.g. BlackHole
4. Very important: top toolbar → x64 (not Win32)
5. Right-click Source Files → Add → Existing Item… → pick your kavan_BlackHole.cpp

Because you ran vcpkg integrate install, you do not need to add include/lib dirs manually — VS will see:

• <GL/glew.h>
• <GLFW/glfw3.h>
• <glm/glm.hpp>

right away.

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7. One code tweak (MSVC)

In your file add near the top:

#include <limits>
#include <cmath>

(MSVC likes explicit headers.)

Also add before creating the window:

glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, 3);
glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE);

so your #version 330 core shaders don’t complain.

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8. Build & run

• Build → Build Solution
• Debug → Start Without Debugging (Ctrl+F5)

If it says “cannot find glfw3.dll/glew32.dll”:

• check vcpkg integrate install ran fine
• or copy the DLLs from
  C:\dev\vcpkg\installed\x64-windows\bin\ → into your project’s x64\Debug\

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9. Later / extra

• New lib? e.g. .\vcpkg install assimp:x64-windows
• New machine? just re-clone vcpkg, re-bootstrap, re-integrate.

That’s the whole flow. You can paste these commands as-is and it should work.