Start Frame class.

Buffer.cc

@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ Buffer::Buffer(std::filesystem::path fPath)
 	this->name = fPath.filename().string();
 	this->cursor = Cursor();
 	this->file = OptFile(fPath.string());
-	if (this->Exists()) {
+	// N.B. I am leaving this in to show that I thought about it, but
-		/// \todo Should I signal an error here, or is it
+	// it's the wrong choice. A Frame should call Refresh on a buffer
-		/// okay for this to be a best-effort thing?
+	// when it's ready to load it.
-		this->status = this->Refresh();
+	//	if (this->Exists()) {
-	}
+	//		/// \todo Should I signal an error here, or is it
+	//		/// okay for this to be a best-effort thing?
+	//		this->status = this->Refresh();
+	//	}
 }
 
 

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -59,12 +59,14 @@ set(HEADER_FILES
         Buffer.h
         File.h
         Cursor.h
+        Frame.h
 )
 set(SOURCE_FILES
         Defs.cc
         Buffer.cc
         File.cc
         Cursor.cc
+        Frame.cc
 )
 
 add_executable(ke main.cc ${SOURCE_FILES} ${HEADER_FILES})

Frame.cc

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+//
+// Created by kyle on 10/14/23.
+//
+
+#include "Frame.h"
+
+
+void
+Frame::Add()
+{
+	auto buffer = new Buffer;
+
+	this->bmap[buffer->Name()] = buffer;
+
+	if (this->bmap.size() == 1) {
+		this->activeBuffer = buffer->Name();
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+Frame::Add(std::string name)
+{
+	auto buffer = new Buffer(name);
+
+	// TODO: find the small buffer name that doesn't conflict with
+	//  any other buffers. Idea: deconflict private method?
+
+	this->bmap[buffer->Name()] = buffer;
+
+	if (this->bmap.size() == 1) {
+		this->activeBuffer = buffer->Name();
+	}
+}
+
+
+void
+Frame::Add(std::filesystem::path path)
+{
+	auto buffer = new Buffer(path);
+
+	// TODO: find the small buffer name that doesn't conflict with
+	//  any other buffers. Idea: deconflict private method?
+
+	this->bmap[buffer->Name()] = buffer;
+
+	if (this->bmap.size() == 1) {
+		this->activeBuffer = buffer->Name();
+	}
+}
+
+
+Buffer::FileStatus
+Frame::Refresh()
+{
+	return this->bmap[this->activeBuffer]->Refresh();
+}
+
+
+Buffer::FileStatus
+Frame::Flush()
+{
+	return this->bmap[this->activeBuffer]->Flush();
+}

Frame.h

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//
+// Created by kyle on 10/14/23.
+//
+
+#ifndef KGE_FRAME_H
+#define KGE_FRAME_H
+
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+
+#include "Buffer.h"
+
+
+class Frame {
+public:
+	Frame();
+
+	void Add();
+	void Add(std::string name);
+	void Add(std::filesystem::path path);
+
+	/// Refresh will attempt to load the active buffer.
+	Buffer::FileStatus Refresh();
+
+	/// Flush will attempt to write the active buffer.
+	bool Flush();
+
+private:
+	std::map<std::string, Buffer *>	bmap;
+	std::string			activeBuffer;
+};
+
+
+#endif //KGE_FRAME_H

scripts/install-cmake-debian.sh

@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ then
 	fi
 }
 
-sudo apt-get install cmake cmake-curses-gui cmake-extras
+do_install

scripts/install-depdendencies.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,101 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+#####################################################################
+# This script attempts to install the appopriate build dependencies #
+# for the host system.                                              #
+#                                                                   #
+# For platforms marked as unverified, it means that I was able to   #
+# start a Docker container for that platform and could look up the  #
+# right package names. I haven't actually tried building on these   #
+# platforms.                                                        #
+#                                                                   #
+# This is primarily developed on the latest Ubuntu LTS release and  #
+# MacOS; other platforms are best-effort.                           #
+#####################################################################
+
 set -eu
 
+install_debianesque () {
+	echo "[+] distribution is ${DISTRIB_ID}, choosing Debianesque install."
+
+	echo "[+] installing tools"
+	sudo apt-get install git cmake clang scdoc
+
+	echo "[+] installing libraries and development headers"
+	sudo apt-get install libsdl2-dev libfreetype-dev 
+}
+
+install_redhat () {
+	echo "[+] distribution is ${DISTRIB_ID}, choosing Redhat install."
+	echo "[!] WARNING: installation for Redhat systems is unverified."
+
+	echo "[+] installing tools"
+	sudo dnf install git cmake clang scdoc
+
+	echo "[+] installing libraries and development headers"
+	sudo dnf install SDL2-devel freetype-devel
+}
+
+install_alpine () {
+	echo "[+] distribution is ${DISTRIB_ID}, choosing Alpine install."
+	echo "[!] WARNING: installation for Alpine systems is unverified."
+
+	echo "[+] installing tools"
+	sudo dnf install git cmake clang scdoc
+
+	echo "[+] installing libraries and development headers"
+	sudo dnf install sdl2-dev freetype-dev
+}
+
+install_macos () {
+	# TODO: consider supporting macports?
+	echo "[+] host system is MacOS"
+
+	echo "[+] installing tools"
+	brew install git cmake scdoc
+
+	echo "[+] installing libraries and development headers"
+	# TODO: look up proper package names in homebrew
+}
+
+
+install_linux () {
+	echo "[+] host system is Linux"
+	[[ -f "/etc/lsb-release" ]] && source /etc/lsb-release
+	if [ -z "${DISTRIB_ID}" ]
+	then
+		if [ -d /etc/apt ]
+		then
+			DISTRIB_ID="apt-based"
+		elif [ -f /etc/alpine-release ]
+			DISTRIB_ID=Alpine
+		elif [ -d /etc/dnf -o /etc/yum.repos.d ]
+			# I don't use Fedora, this is based on a cursory
+			# glance at the filesystem on a Docker image.
+			DISTRIB_ID="Fedora"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	case ${DISTRIB_ID} in
+		Ubuntu)		install_debianesque ;;
+		Debian)		install_debianesque ;;
+		apt-based)	install_debianesque ;;
+		Fedora)		install_redhat ;;
+		Alpine)		install_alpine ;;
+
+		*)
+			echo "[!] distribution ${DISTRIB_ID} isn't supported in this script." > /dev/null
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+	Linux)		install_linux ;;
+	Darwin)		install_macos ;;
+	*)
+		echo "[!] platform $(uname -s) isn't supported in this script." > /dev/null
+		;;
+esac
+
+