From 090501845090bdd7502c06ffbb37aecf237522f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Gauthier <gregory.gauthier@perspectum.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:45:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] adding some debug messages to the main

---
 src/main.c | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9a4f5e0..9faead4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -68,8 +68,21 @@ static int main_game_loop(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     /* Get command line arguments */
     parse_arguments(argc, argv, filename, difficulty);
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_DOS
+    /* DEBUG: Print progress before curses takes over */
+    printf("DEBUG: Parsed args, file=%s\n", filename);
+    printf("DEBUG: Calling initscr()...\n");
+#endif
+
     /* Initialize ncurses */
     stdscr = initscr();
+
+#ifdef PLATFORM_DOS
+    /* DEBUG: If we get here, initscr worked */
+    mvaddstr(0, 0, "DEBUG: initscr() OK");
+    refresh();
+#endif
+
     noecho();        /* Don't echo typed characters */
     cbreak();        /* Disable line buffering */
     curs_set(0);
@@ -78,6 +91,9 @@ static int main_game_loop(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     keypad(stdscr, FALSE);
     /* Allow Ctrl+Break to work properly */
     raw();
+
+    mvaddstr(1, 0, "DEBUG: curses init OK, loading words...");
+    refresh();
 #else
     keypad(stdscr, TRUE); /* Enable special key detection */
 #endif
@@ -95,6 +111,11 @@ static int main_game_loop(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     /* Initialize game */
     init_game(&game);
 
+#ifdef PLATFORM_DOS
+    mvaddstr(0, 0, "DEBUG: Loading words...");
+    refresh();
+#endif
+
     if (!load_words(&game, filename)) {
         /* Try fallback */
         if (strcmp(filename, "default.txt") != 0 &&