i copied a gemini generated script. Ill probly look more into it tomorrow and try to understand it on the weekend

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,26 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 4.2)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 project(OpenGLProject)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 26)
+# Set C++ standard (using 17 for stability, as 26 is still very new)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
-add_executable(OpenGLProject main.cpp)
+# 1. Tell CMake to look for headers in your local 'include' folder
+include_directories(include)
+
+# 2. Locate the necessary libraries on Fedora
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+pkg_check_modules(GLFW REQUIRED glfw3)
+find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
+
+# 3. Add your source files (including glad.c!)
+add_executable(OpenGLProject main.cpp glad.c)
+
+# 4. Link everything together
+# ${GLFW_LIBRARIES} handles -lglfw
+# ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES} handles -lGL
+# dl is for the dynamic loader (required for GLAD)
+target_link_libraries(OpenGLProject
+        ${GLFW_LIBRARIES}
+        ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES}
+        dl
+)