What will make this project better?

[objeck]

As we are 25% through 2025, I'd like to collect feedback on improving this project.

What do you think needs to be improved or added?

[ghost]

Hey. You are still compiling with C++17. What about jumping to C++20, C++23? C++26 is not yet released but compilers have preliminary support for it. Everything is as simple as a compiler switch!

p/s: Frankly speaking, I don't think this will help with your project but it's fun to fix your code to compile with the latest C++ standard!

[ghost]

Well, I think you need a test suite. Most successful projects have one. Python has one, for example.

[objeck]

This GitHub Actions runner runs a set of test cases on code checked in. I agree that more test cases can be added. The current test suite has caught numerous runtime issues, primarily due to refactoring.

[ghost]

Please see my comment: #506 (comment)

From the stack trace printed, I guess the issue with MSYS2 is something related to character encodings. Sir, I suggest you to switch to UTF-8 encodings for all platforms to avoid issues like this.

[ghost]

Yes. I have set both of them.

[ghost]

Can you reproduce the issue I have experienced with the official binary build?

[objeck]

If the OBJECK_LIB_PATH environment variable is not set, you may encounter the errors mentioned above.

In the official build, there should be an app directory containing a launcher program that provides an option to start a shell with the Objeck environment configured.

[ghost]

If the OBJECK_LIB_PATH environment variable is not set, you may encounter the errors mentioned above.

In the official build, there should be an app directory containing a launcher program that provides an option to start a shell with the Objeck environment configured.

Same result.

SDL mixer could not initialize!
--- Cannot load music: 'media/music.wav'! ---
--- Cannot load music: 'media/gem.wav'! ---
--- Cannot load music: 'media/start.wav'! ---
--- Cannot load music: 'media/luck.wav'! ---
--- Cannot load music: 'media/die.wav'! ---
>>> Attempting to dereference a 'Nil' memory instance <<<
Unwinding local stack (0000002E2D89C340):
  method: pos=3, name='Game.SDL2.Event->Poll()'
  method: pos=2, name='Game->TidleScreen()'
  method: pos=1, name='Game->Main(a:System.String[])'
  ...

[objeck]

It appears you're facing an environmental issue. To ensure everything operates correctly, it's essential to run the code from the directory where the binary is located, with the media directory as a subdirectory beneath it.

[objeck]

Hey, @chadchoi 👋

Thanks for the detailed feedback!

The issues you're running into are environmental and can be resolved within the MSYS2 UCRT64 environment. I tested the following on Windows 10 with the latest MSYS2 updates.

In the example below, the only essential parts are the exports for the PATH and OBJECK_LIB_PATH variables.

OBJECK_BASE=/c/Users/objec/Documents/Code/objeck-lang

export PATH=$PATH:$OBJECK_BASE/core/release/deploy-msys2-ucrt/bin
export OBJECK_LIB_PATH=$OBJECK_BASE/core/release/deploy-msys2-ucrt/lib

cd $OBJECK_BASE/programs/deploy
obc hello_0 && obr hello_0

With the environment set, I ran the following command to compile the 2D game.

$  obc -src 2d_game_13.obs -lib json,gen_collect,sdl_game,sdl2 -dest 2d_game_13
Compiled 10 classes.
Linked 83 library classes.
Wrote target file: '2d_game_13.obe'.
---
$ obr 2d_game_13
Warning: No joysticks connected!

2D game intro 2D game play

[ghost]

But I don't use the UCRT prompt for compiling Objeck code. I only use it to build Objeck itself. I have C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin and Objeck's bin directory added to PATH. I also set OBJECK_LIB_PATH. I use Command Prompt to compile and run Objeck code.

[objeck]

If you're using MSYS2, you need to use their shell for compiling and running code, as the Windows Command Prompt is a non-POSIX environment.

[objeck]

Thanks, this is something I will look into.

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On Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM Curculigo ***@***.***> wrote: What do you think needs to be improved or added? Support for FreeBSD. I have switched my PC from Linux to FreeBSD. I have contacted a lot of open source projects to ask for FreeBSD support and even submitted some trivial PRs to help them. I think FreeBSD is a viable platform worth your support. FreeBSD is easy to setup. But if you want a graphical installer, there is GhostBSD. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#511 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAHRT4O3VWZ2PZCLUKFGAQL23L5NHAVCNFSM6AAAAABZVASW6SVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTEOJVGI4TOMY> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[ghost]

Thank you. I deleted this message because I know this is a single man project and I don't want to increase your maintenance burdens. But I'm very glad if you could work on FreeBSD support.

[objeck]

Ok, I plan to set up a VM over the weekend to test compatibility. I want to compile on FreeBSD even if it's not an official release target.

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