Major milestone for issue #158 (Emscripten/WebAssembly build target):
- Python 3.14 successfully initializes and runs in WASM
- mcrfpy module loads and works correctly
- Game scripts execute with full level generation
- Entities (boulders, rats, cyclops, spawn points) placed correctly
Key changes:
- CMakeLists.txt: Add 2MB stack, Emscripten link options, preload files
- platform.h: Add WASM-specific implementations for executable paths
- HeadlessTypes.h: Make Texture/Font/Sound stubs return success
- CommandLineParser.cpp: Guard filesystem operations for WASM
- McRFPy_API.cpp: Add WASM path configuration, debug output
- game.py: Make 'code' module import optional (not available in WASM)
- wasm_stdlib/: Add minimal Python stdlib for WASM (~4MB)
Build with: emmake make (from build-emscripten/)
Test with: node mcrogueface.js
Next steps:
- Integrate VRSFML for actual WebGL rendering
- Create HTML page to host WASM build
- Test in actual browsers
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit enables McRogueFace to compile without SFML dependencies
when built with -DMCRF_HEADLESS, a prerequisite for Emscripten/WebAssembly
support.
Changes:
- Add src/platform/HeadlessTypes.h (~900 lines of SFML type stubs)
- Consolidate all SFML includes through src/Common.h (15 files fixed)
- Wrap ImGui-SFML with #ifndef MCRF_HEADLESS guards
- Disable debug console/explorer in headless builds
- Add comprehensive research document: docs/EMSCRIPTEN_RESEARCH.md
The headless build compiles successfully but uses stub implementations
that return failure/no-op. This proves the abstraction boundary is clean
and enables future work on alternative backends (VRSFML, Emscripten).
What still works in headless mode:
- Python interpreter and script execution
- libtcod integrations (pathfinding, FOV, noise, BSP, heightmaps)
- Timer system and scene management
- All game logic and data structures
Build commands:
Normal: make
Headless: cmake .. -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DMCRF_HEADLESS" && make
Addresses #158
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>