each screen now has it's own file, and there is a framework for adding more

Makefile

@@ -1,17 +1,37 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -O2 -ggdb
-LIBS=-lncursesw
-EXECUTABLE=bbs
+# Makefile for Amber's BBS Interface
+# Buildsys by Gale Faraday
 
-# .PHONY: all
-# all: make
+.PHONY: all clean run
+.SUFFIXES:
 
-make: bbs
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := all
 
-bbs: bbs.c home.c home.h globals.h
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBS) bbs.c home.c -o $(EXECUTABLE)
+TARGET     := $(shell basename $(CURDIR))
+SOURCES    := src/
+BUILD      := build/
+OBJS       := $(patsubst $(SOURCES)%.c,$(BUILD)%.o,$(wildcard $(SOURCES)*.c))
+EXECUTABLE := $(TARGET)
 
-run: bbs
+
+CC      := gcc
+LD      := gcc
+CFLAGS  := -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -O2 -ggdb
+LDFLAGS := $(CFLAGS) -lncursesw
+
+all: $(EXECUTABLE)
+
+run: $(EXECUTABLE)
 	./$(EXECUTABLE)
+
+.IGNORE: clean
+clean:
+	@rm -rvf $(BUILD) $(EXECUTABLE)
+
+$(EXECUTABLE): $(OBJS)
+	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+
+$(OBJS): $(BUILD)%.o : $(SOURCES)%.c
+	-@mkdir -p $(BUILD)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<

bbs.c

@@ -5,17 +5,13 @@
 #include <locale.h>
 
 #include "globals.h"
-#include "home.h"
+#include "screens.h"
 
 const unsigned int GETCH_TIMEOUT = 10; /* in ms */
 const char* LOCALE = "en_US.UTF-8";    /* enable unicode support, set to "ANSI_X3.4-1968" for ascii */
 
 char error_message[MAX_ERROR_MESSAGE_SIZE];
 
-static void draw_error(struct Screen *screen, __attribute__((unused)) char *input)  {
-    mvwprintw(screen->win, 1, 2, "%s", error_message);
-}
-
 static void draw_screen (struct Screen *screen, char *input) {
     screen->draw_screen(screen, input);
     box(screen->win, 0, 0);
@@ -48,31 +44,9 @@ int main() {
 
     enum ActiveScreen active_screen = HOME;
 
-    struct Screen screens[] = {
-        {
-            "home",
-            newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, 0, 0),
-            draw_home
-        },
-        {
-            "error",
-            newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, 0, 0),
-            draw_error
-        }
-    };
-
-    // struct Screen home = {
-    //     "home",
-    //     newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, start_y, start_x),
-    //     draw_home
-    // };
-    // screens[HOME] = home;
-    // struct Screen error = {
-    //     "error",
-    //     newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, start_y, start_x),
-    //     draw_error
-    // };
-    // screens[ERROR] = error;
+    /* could be it's own init func within the screen's file. */
+    screens[HOME].win = newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, 0, 0);
+    screens[ERROR].win = newwin(terminal_height, terminal_width, 0, 0);
 
     /* main event loop */
     while (status != STATUS_QUIT) {

error.c

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#include <curses.h>
+#include "screens.h"
+
+void draw_error(struct Screen *screen, __attribute__((unused)) char *input)  {
+    mvwprintw(screen->win, 1, 2, "%s", error_message);
+}

error.h

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#ifndef ERROR_H /* header guard */
+#define ERROR_H
+
+#include "screens.h"
+
+void draw_error(struct Screen *screen, char *input);
+
+#endif

globals.h

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
 
-#define MAX_ERROR_MESSAGE_SIZE 60 /* size of error_message array */
 #define MAX_SCREEN_NAME_SIZE 20   /* size of the screen name array */
+#define MAX_ERROR_MESSAGE_SIZE 60 /* size of error_message array */
 
 #ifndef GLOBALS_H /* header guard */
 #define GLOBALS_H
 
+#include <curses.h>
+
+extern char error_message[];
+
+struct Screen {
+    char name[MAX_SCREEN_NAME_SIZE];
+    WINDOW *win;
+    void (*draw_screen)(struct Screen *, char *input); /* GETCH_TIMEOUT determines how often this is run, in ms */
+};
+
 enum Status {
     STATUS_QUIT,
     STATUS_WAITING,
@@ -17,14 +27,4 @@ enum ActiveScreen {
     ERROR
 };
 
-struct Screen {
-    char name[MAX_SCREEN_NAME_SIZE];
-    WINDOW *win;
-    void (*draw_screen)(struct Screen *, char *input); /* GETCH_TIMEOUT determines how often this is run, in ms */
-};
-
-/* TODO: put this in a screens.c file and include all screens there, that way the array can be initialized at compile
- * time */
-extern struct Screen screens[];
-
 #endif

home.c

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
 
 #include <curses.h>
-#include "globals.h"
+#include "screens.h"
 
 void draw_home(struct Screen *screen, char *input)  {
     static char* banner = ""

home.h

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef HOME_H /* header guard */
 #define HOME_H
 
-#include "globals.h"
+#include "screens.h"
 
 void draw_home(struct Screen *screen, char *input);
 

screens.c

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "home.h"
+#include "error.h"
+
+/* NOTE: this should be compile time */
+struct Screen screens[] = {
+    {
+        "home",
+        NULL,
+        draw_home
+    },
+    {
+        "error",
+        NULL,
+        draw_error
+    }
+};

screens.h

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+
+#ifndef SCREENS_H /* header guard */
+#define SCREENS_H
+
+#include "globals.h"
+
+extern struct Screen screens[];
+
+#endif