This will work for the SlabGrid program.
Open a Terminal Window.
Migrate to the folder containing the program using the cd command:
cd foldername
cd subfolder
etc.
cd on its own takes you back to the root directory.
The command:
ls
lists files and folders in the current folder. Use right mouse for copy and paste.
To compile type:
g++ SlabGrid.cpp -o ChrisProg -lm -lglut
To run type:
./ChrisProg
This works on the University of Bath Linux machines. On other machines you may have to install OpenGL.
Recent versions of OS X come with Xcode. Look in the folder Developer/Applications.
Create a 'C++ Tool' project. Add the .cpp source code and the GLUT framework and that's it!