From f917fbdac5b7ecccdc2f2a061def447a43bc093c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gregory Gauthier <gregory.gauthier@perspectum.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:27:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] trying to fix the console hang

---
 src/main.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6efd10f..9a4f5e0 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void parse_arguments(int argc, char **argv, char *filename, char *difficu
 /* Main game loop */
 static int main_game_loop(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     WINDOW *stdscr;
-    static GameState game;
+    static GameState game;  /* static to avoid stack overflow on DOS */
     char filename[MAX_FILENAME];
     char difficulty[32];
     char message[MAX_MESSAGE] = "";
@@ -73,7 +73,14 @@ static int main_game_loop(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     noecho();        /* Don't echo typed characters */
     cbreak();        /* Disable line buffering */
     curs_set(0);
+#ifdef PLATFORM_DOS
+    /* PDCurses on DOS: disable keypad to avoid escape sequence delays */
+    keypad(stdscr, FALSE);
+    /* Allow Ctrl+Break to work properly */
+    raw();
+#else
     keypad(stdscr, TRUE); /* Enable special key detection */
+#endif
     clear();
 
     /* Initialize colors */