Instructions for how to run the software

[ShiralynDev]

Would be nice with some instructions of how to run the software.

Right now the software fails due to missing the swiss.ttf font which does not exist in the DMI/fonts folder.

INFO: debug_print: load_font failed: fonts/swiss.ttf
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/15/../../../../include/c++/15/bits/unique_ptr.h:455: typename add_lvalue_reference<element_type>::type std::unique_ptr<UiPlatform::Font>::operator*() const [_Tp = UiPlatform::Font, _Dp = std::default_delete<UiPlatform::Font>]: Assertion 'get() != pointer()' failed.
Aborted                    (core dumped) ./dmi

I also believe the CMake should copy the fonts folder and other important config files to the build/DMI folder.

[cesarBLG]

You're not expected to directly run what appears in the 'build' output. That's what "cmake install" is for

[ShiralynDev]

You're not expected to directly run what appears in the 'build' output. That's what "cmake install" is for

Why is it designed this way? What if I don't want to have an install of it but run it as portable?
Also running install and running etcs still failed for me

sparkles@sparkles-x570:~$ etcs
/usr/local/bin/dmi: error while loading shared libraries: libSDL2_ttf-2.0d.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
sparkles@sparkles-x570:~$ 

[cesarBLG]

That's not how linux works. In linux you have to install libraries to /usr/lib or set LD_LIBRARY_PATH, otherwise they won't get loaded. There's no such 'portable' concept in linux because everything is dynamically linked to the system libraries which can be different depending on your distro and version. If you want to build a portable version you have to use something as an AppImage to bundle all the libraries inside it.

Generally it's also better to link against the system SDL and SDL_ttf libraries instead of having two library versions in your system.

The default linux build is intended to be used for a standalone raspberry pi, I agree it's not ideal for desktop operation.

[cesarBLG]

This is the setup I use for testing, using system libraries. With that you can run it without installing:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DETCS_VENDORED=OFF
make
make install DESTDIR=../dist
cd ../dist/usr/local/bin
./etcs

[ShiralynDev]

This is the setup I use for testing, using system libraries. With that you can run it without installing:

mkdir build cd build cmake .. -DETCS_VENDORED=OFF make make install DESTDIR=../dist cd ../dist/usr/local/bin ./etcs

that does work, thanks