OpenGL Question

I'm trying to pre-process display lists (in OpenGL) and save to memory to help loading time as an exercise for when I develop for handhelds. How do I serialize the contents of a generated list?

Also, does anybody know a good DirectX/OpenGL wrapper?

printf("computer, please serialize the contents of a generated list for me)"

exit(2 / (1 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 - 1));