From 0a8f3c9344b2983efd3ba559307c814b1f727a0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nadia Holmquist Pedersen Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2022 19:35:21 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Make the message when SDL2 fails to init more descriptive --- src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp index 5711a05f..8b472fd6 100644 --- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp +++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/main.cpp @@ -2960,7 +2960,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) } if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_AUDIO) < 0) { - QMessageBox::critical(NULL, "melonDS", "SDL shat itself :("); + const char* err = SDL_GetError(); + QString errorStr = "Failed to initialize SDL. This could indicate an issue with your graphics or audio driver.\n\nThe error was: "; + errorStr += err; + + QMessageBox::critical(NULL, "melonDS", errorStr); return 1; }