load bmp for texture mapping in C++

[mimi17]

I read so many OpenGL tutorials on net but can't understand all of them as I don't have knowledge of windows programming.

Is there a way to load bitmap file for texture mapping without #include<windows.h> ? Any useful resource for reference? Thx!

[Zachm]

Take a look at this (http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/%7Epbourke/dataformats/bmp/).

It includes source code for loading BMP files into a buffer and an example of how to use it (look at bitmap.c, bitmap.h and bmpview.c).

Regards,
Zachm