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Add error message to GLEW init failure + make it not die on Wayland #12

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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions src/Toast.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -186,11 +186,23 @@ Toast::Toast(int argc, const char **argv) {
glfwSwapInterval(1); // enable VSync

#if defined(USING_GLEW)
if (glewInit() != GLEW_OK) {
if (GLenum glewInitResult = glewInit(); glewInitResult == GLEW_ERROR_NO_GLX_DISPLAY) {
Logging::warn("[Toast::Toast] No GLX display; either running under Wayland or something is very wrong with your X11 server");
tinyfd_messageBox(
"Running under Wayland?",
"Running toast under Wayland can lead to some stuff not working as it should. (blame glew/glfw)\n"
"Consider using Xwayland by setting environment variable XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11",
"ok",
"warning",
1
);
} else if (glewInitResult != GLEW_OK) {
std::string errorMesg ("Toast::Toast: Failed to init GLEW: ");
errorMesg.append(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(glewGetErrorString(glewInitResult)));
glfwDestroyWindow(mGlfwWindowHndl);
glfwTerminate();

throw std::runtime_error("Toast::Toast: Failed to init GLEW!");
throw std::runtime_error(errorMesg);
}
#endif

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