ginit(3) — Unix Programmer’s Manual
NAME
ginit - initialize the IRIS
SYNOPSIS
C
ginit()
FORTRAN
subroutine ginit
Pascal
procedure ginit;
DESCRIPTION
Ginit is the first graphics library command in every IRIS program. It initializes the hardware, allocates memory for symbol tables and display lists, and sets up default values for global state variables in the same manner as greset. It has no arguments and should be called only once, before any other library command.
SEE ALSO
gexit, greset
NOTE
This command can only be used in immediate mode.
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