Dragonfly Game Engine

Setup, Build & Testing Guide (macOS)

Chloe Polit

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Prerequisites

1. Install Xcode Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

2. Install Homebrew (if not already installed)

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

3. Install SFML via Homebrew

brew install sfml

Works on both Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) and Intel Macs.

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Project Setup

Place all .cpp, .h, Makefile, and df-font.ttf files in the same directory. The font must be in the same folder as the executable at runtime.

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Build & Run

cd df_fixed
make
make run

Expected output:

======================================
 Dragonfly Engine - Test Suite
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All managers started OK.

--- Vector Tests ---
  PASS: Default constructor x=0
  ...

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 Results: 47 passed, 0 failed
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(See dragonfly.log for detailed engine log)

Files

df-font.ttf
Makefile
Vector.h / .cpp          Color.h
Clock.h / .cpp           Event.h / .cpp
EventStep.h / .cpp       EventOut.h / .cpp
EventCollision.h / .cpp  EventKeyboard.h / .cpp
EventMouse.h / .cpp      Manager.h / .cpp
LogManager.h / .cpp      Object.h / .cpp
ObjectList.h / .cpp      WorldManager.h / .cpp
DisplayManager.h / .cpp  InputManager.h / .cpp
GameManager.h / .cpp     main_test.cpp
README.md