How to fix SDL2 'Assertion failure at SDL_RenderClear_REAL' in C++? - c++

Question

I'm learning the basics of creating a window using SDL2 by following a tutorial. The code works just fine, and even compiles correctly, however on runtime it gives the error message 'Assertion failure at SDL_RenderClear_REAL'.
I've tried reinstalling SDL2, as well as moving it to the user library folder on my mac, but neither of these fixed the issue
main.cpp
#include "game.hpp"
Game *game = nullptr;
int main() {
game = new Game();
game->init("GUI", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 800, 600, false);
while (game->running()) {
game->handleEvents();
game->update();
game->render();
}
game->clean();
return 0;
}
game.cpp
#include "game.hpp"
Game::Game(){}
Game::~Game(){}
void Game::init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bool fullscreen) {
int flags = 0;
if (fullscreen == true) {
flags = SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN;
}
if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING) == 0) {
std::cout << "Sub-systems initialized\n";
window = SDL_CreateWindow(title, xpos, ypos, width, height, flags);
if (window) {
std::cout << "Window created.\n";
}
renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, 0);
if (renderer) {
SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 255, 255, 255, 255);
std::cout << "Renderer created\n";
}
isRunning = true;
} else {
isRunning = false;
}
}
void Game::handleEvents() {
SDL_Event event;
SDL_PollEvent(&event);
switch (event.type) {
case SDL_QUIT:
isRunning = false;
break;
default:
break;
}
}
void Game::update() {
cnt++;
std::cout << cnt << "\n";
}
void Game::render() {
SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
}
void Game::clean() {
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
SDL_DestroyRenderer(renderer);
SDL_Quit();
std::cout << "Game cleaned\n";
}
game.hpp
#ifndef game_hpp
#define game_hpp
#include "SDL2/SDL.h"
#include <iostream>
class Game {
public:
Game();
~Game();
void init(const char* title, int xpos, int ypos, int width, int height, bool fullscreen);
void handleEvents();
void update();
void render();
void clean();
bool running() { return isRunning; }
private:
int cnt = 0;
bool isRunning;
SDL_Window *window;
SDL_Renderer *renderer;
};
#endif
After narrowing down the code, it seems that the issue is limited to SL_RenderClear. Here's the exact message it produces in the console:
2019-08-20 15:26:15.508900-0500 GUI[26436:7287503] WARN:
Assertion failure at SDL_RenderClear_REAL (/Users/valve/release/SDL/SDL2-2.0.10-source/src/render/SDL_render.c:2235), triggered 1 time:
'renderer && renderer->magic == &renderer_magic'
Program ended with exit code: 42
How can I fix this issue?
EDIT: Added full code to help identify the problem.

Answer 1

A basic "hello world" of creating a window and clearing the color on the screen for SDL requires a few boilerplate initialization steps
Initialize SDL
Create a SDL_Window
Create a SDL_Renderer
After which you can do
SDL_RenderClear and use SDL_RenderDrawColor to set a custom color to make it more obvious that it is properly clearing the Renderer.
Without error checking this would look something like:
SDL_Init(flags);
SDL_Window* window = SDL_CreateWindow("window title", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, width, height, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
SDL_Renderer* renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, more_flags);
SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, red, green, blue, alpha);
SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
Also remember to call SDL_Delay(ms) if you want the program to not immediately close before you get a chance to see the window.