add config option sdl_renderer_driver

platform/error.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstdarg>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include "error.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 
@@ -38,3 +39,18 @@ void send_log_impl(const char *format, ...) {
 void throw_exception(const char *text) {
     throw std::runtime_error(std::string("Invoked crash:") + text);
 }
+
+std::string exception_to_string(const std::exception& e) {
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    oss << e.what();
+
+    try {
+        std::rethrow_if_nested(e);
+    } catch (const std::exception& nested) {
+        oss << " Reason: " << exception_to_string(nested);
+    } catch (...) {
+        oss << " Reason: unknown exception of crash";
+    }
+
+    return std::move(oss).str();
+}

platform/error.h

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+
+#include <string>
+#include <exception>
+std::string exception_to_string(const std::exception& e);
+
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
@@ -10,7 +15,8 @@ void send_log_impl(const char *format, ...);
 void display_error(const char *format, ...);
 void throw_exception(const char *text);
 
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
+
+
 }
 #endif

platform/linux/app_start.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "../../game/skeldal.h"
 #include "../getopt.h"
 #include "../platform.h"
+#include "../error.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         }
 
     } catch (const std::exception &e) {
-        std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "ERROR: " << exception_to_string(e) << std::endl;
         return 1;
     }
 

platform/linux/map_file.cpp

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 
 
-extern "C" {
 #include "map_file.h"
 #include "../error.h"
-}
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>

platform/linux/map_file.h

@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
 void *map_file_to_memory(const char *name, size_t *sz);
 void unmap_file(void *ptr, size_t sz);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif

platform/sdl/BGraph2.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ char game_display_init(const INI_CONFIG_SECTION *display_section, const char *ti
     else cfg.crt_filter = SDLContext::CrtFilterType::autoselect;
 
     cfg.cursor_size = ini_get_int(display_section, "cursor_size", 100)*0.01f;
+    cfg.hint_renderer = ini_get_string(display_section, "sdl_renderer_driver", NULL);
 
     screen_pitch = 640;
     get_sdl_global_context().init_video(cfg, title);

platform/sdl/sdl_context.cpp

@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ void SDLContext::init_video(const VideoConfig &config, const char *title) {
         _enable_crt = false;
     }
 
+    if (config.hint_renderer) {
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RENDER_DRIVER, config.hint_renderer);
+    }
 
     _fullscreen_mode = config.fullscreen;
     _mouse_size = config.cursor_size;
@@ -294,7 +297,15 @@ void SDLContext::init_video(const VideoConfig &config, const char *title) {
     done.wait(false);
     if (e) {
         _render_thread.join();
+        try {
             std::rethrow_exception(e);
+        } catch (...) {
+            std::throw_with_nested(
+                    std::runtime_error("Oops! The app couldn't start properly (problem during SDL initialization). "
+                                       "This may be caused by outdated or missing graphics or audio drivers."
+                                       "To fix this, please try the following: Restart your computer and try again/"
+                                       "Make sure your graphics and sound drivers are up to date."));
+        }
     }
 
 

platform/sdl/sdl_context.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public:
         CrtFilterType  crt_filter;
         int composer;
         const char *scale_quality;
+        const char *hint_renderer;
         bool fullscreen;
         int aspect_x;
         int aspect_y;
@@ -238,8 +239,8 @@ protected:
     std::unique_ptr<SDL_Texture, SDL_Deleter> _crt_effect;
     std::unique_ptr<SDL_Texture, SDL_Deleter> _mouse;
     unique_value<SDL_AudioDeviceID, SDL_Audio_Deleter> _audio;
-    SDL_Texture *_visible_texture;
-    SDL_Texture *_hidden_texture;
+    SDL_Texture *_visible_texture = nullptr;
+    SDL_Texture *_hidden_texture = nullptr;
 
 
     bool _fullscreen_mode = false;
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ protected:
     std::queue<uint16_t> _keyboard_queue;
     SDL_Rect _mouse_rect;
     SDL_Point _mouse_finger;
-    float _mouse_size;
+    float _mouse_size = 1;
     SpriteList _sprites;
 
 

skeldal.ini

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #  composer = auto - choose best supported driver
 #                hardware,hw - use hardware for composition
 #                software,sw - use software for composition
+#  sdl_renderer_driver - help SDL to choose optimal rederer
+#                    direct3d,direct3d11,direct3d12
+#                    opengl,opengles2,opengles
+#                    metal,software
 #  scale_quality = auto - best for hardware composer, nearest for software comporser
 #                  best - best scale quality (SDL = linear)
 #                  linear - use linear filtering (Direct3D and OpenGL)
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@
 #crt_filter=auto
 #scale_quality=auto
 #composer=auto
+#sdl_renderer_driver=software
 #aspect_ratio=4:3
 #cursor_size=100