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opened 2026-08-21 20:42:12 +00:00 by Parthen · 0 comments

Parthen commented

2026-08-21 20:42:12 +00:00

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make currently assumes a Unix userland:

LIBS := -lraylib -lGL -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -lX11
SOURCES := $(shell find $(SRC_DIR) -type f -name '*.c' | sort)

Stock Windows has no find, no X11, and the binary should be vinora.exe. raylib already builds with MinGW via PLATFORM_DESKTOP / GLFW. The engine is plain C99 + raylib; paths in the code are forward slashes (assets/alice.vnrs), which raylib accepts on Windows.

Done when

A documented command builds on Windows (MinGW / w64devkit / MSYS2 -- pick one (probably MinGW, but need a bit of research) and write it down, do not support every IDE)
vinora.exe assets/alice.vnrs opens a window and plays the scene
make clean / equivalent does not leave .exe / .o junk
README has a Windows quickstart
Linux / X11 keep working

Likely work

Linker flags along the lines of -lopengl32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm instead of X11/GL
Source list without GNU find (Make wildcard, a boring explicit list, or require MSYS2 and keep find -- say which)
TARGET := vinora.exe on Windows
make run argv forwarding uses GNU make tricks; if you cannot keep them, document the Windows equivalent
Stay C99. CONVENTIONS.md still applies (80 columns, ASCII in sources)

Out of scope

MSVC / Visual Studio project files
Installers, start-menu shortcuts, Windows Store
Backslashes in user-facing paths unless raylib forces them

Patches to develop, please. master is releases.

`make` currently assumes a Unix userland: ``` LIBS := -lraylib -lGL -lm -lpthread -ldl -lrt -lX11 SOURCES := $(shell find $(SRC_DIR) -type f -name '*.c' | sort) ``` Stock Windows has no `find`, no X11, and the binary should be `vinora.exe`. raylib already builds with MinGW via `PLATFORM_DESKTOP` / GLFW. The engine is plain C99 + raylib; paths in the code are forward slashes (`assets/alice.vnrs`), which raylib accepts on Windows. ## Done when - A documented command builds on Windows (MinGW / w64devkit / MSYS2 -- pick one (probably MinGW, but need a bit of research) and write it down, do not support every IDE) - `vinora.exe assets/alice.vnrs` opens a window and plays the scene - `make clean` / equivalent does not leave `.exe` / `.o` junk - README has a Windows quickstart - Linux / X11 keep working ## Likely work - Linker flags along the lines of `-lopengl32 -lgdi32 -lwinmm` instead of X11/GL - Source list without GNU `find` (Make `wildcard`, a boring explicit list, or require MSYS2 and keep `find` -- say which) - `TARGET := vinora.exe` on Windows - `make run` argv forwarding uses GNU make tricks; if you cannot keep them, document the Windows equivalent - Stay C99. CONVENTIONS.md still applies (80 columns, ASCII in sources) ## Out of scope - MSVC / Visual Studio project files - Installers, start-menu shortcuts, Windows Store - Backslashes in user-facing paths unless raylib forces them Patches to `develop`, please. `master` is releases.

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