I am a beginner to Xcode and coding in general. I have this code for a snake game, but it cannot run because I do not know how to correctly install ncurses. This is the code:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ncurses.h>
using namespace std;
bool gameOver;
const int width = 20;
const int height = 20;
int x, y, fruitX, fruitY, score;
enum eDirection {STOP = 0, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN};
eDirection dir;
int TailX[100], TailY[100];
int nTail = 0;
void Setup()
{
initscr();
clear();
noecho();
cbreak();
curs_set(0);
gameOver = false;
dir = STOP;
x = width / 2;
y = height / 2;
fruitX = (rand() % width) + 1;
fruitY = (rand() % height) + 1;
score = 0;
}
void Draw() // draw a game map
{
clear();
for (int i = 0; i < width + 2; i++) {
mvprintw(0,i,"#"); // print top wall
}
cout << endl;
for (int i = 0; i < height+2; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < width+2; j++)
{
if (i == 0 || i==21)
mvprintw(i,j,"#"); // outside walls
else if (j == 0 || j == 21)
mvprintw(i, j, "#"); // outside walls
else if (i == y && j == x)
mvprintw(i,j,"O"); // print head of snake
else if (i == fruitY && j == fruitX)
mvprintw(i, j, "@"); // print fruit
else
for (int k = 0; k < nTail; k++)
{
if (TailX[k] == j && TailY[k] == i)
mvprintw(i, j, "o"); // print tail of snake
}
}
}
mvprintw (23, 0, "Score %d", score);
refresh();
}
void Input()
{
keypad(stdscr, true);
halfdelay(1);
int c = getch();
switch(c)
{
case KEY_LEFT:
dir = LEFT;
break;
case KEY_RIGHT:
dir = RIGHT;
break;
case KEY_UP:
dir = UP;
break;
case KEY_DOWN:
dir = DOWN;
break;
case 'Q':
gameOver = true;
break;
}
}
void Logic()
{
int prevX = TailX[0];
int prevY = TailY[0];
int prev2X, prev2Y;
TailX[0] = x;
TailY[0] = y;
for (int i = 1; i < nTail; i++)
{
prev2X = TailX[i];
prev2Y = TailY[i];
TailX[i] = prevX;
TailY[i] = prevY;
prevX = prev2X;
prevY = prev2Y;
}
switch(dir)
{
case LEFT:
x--;
break;
case RIGHT:
x++;
break;
case UP:
y--;
break;
case DOWN:
y++;
break;
default:
break;
}
if(x > width || x < 1 || y < 1 || y > height)
gameOver = true;
if(x == fruitX && y == fruitY)
{
score++;
fruitX = (rand() % width)+1;
fruitY = (rand() % height)+1;
nTail++;
}
for (int i = 0; i < nTail; i++)
if (TailX[i] == x && TailY[i] == y)
{
gameOver = true;
}
}
int main()
{
Setup();
Draw();
while(!gameOver)
{
Draw();
Input();
Logic();
}
getch();
endwin();
return 0;
}
I tried adding libcurses.tbd and libncurses.tbd to Frameworks and Libraries, which got me past my initial errors of unknown variables, however the code is still not running.
The message I am receiving from the compiler is "Error opening terminal: unknown. Program ended with exit code: 1"
Please let me know how to install ncurses! I have attempted to follow the steps listed here https://ports.macports.org/port/ncurses/ but don't know where to copy and paste the "sudo port install ncurses" that it tells me to. Please help I have only used the existing libraries in Xcode and am very confused with how to install a new one.
If it makes any difference, my Mac system is macOS Big Sur v11.5.2 and I am working on Xcode v12.5.1
thank you in advance!