at least basic opengl is up and running (and some nehe examples, which is great). that could be a starting point - drawing opengl graphics, etc.
OF requires a ton of libs, so I would bet you will not be able to get much of the non-graphics stuff up and running, such as sound, video, images, fonts…
I’d take it in small steps, such as:
nehe code up and running
add a part of ofGraphics out (perhaps simplify, and remove glu stuff)
add ofTexture (perhaps not the ARB stuff)
then you could look for compiled equivalent libraries that might be helpful.
hope that helps - if you are in new york, you can always stop by eyebeam when I am in town. we have open days on tuesday afternoons and we will probably start an OF nerd posse here.