Bring the SDL simulator window to the foreground on macOS - #245
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Since SDL 2.30.4, non-bundled binaries are no longer brought to the foreground on macOS 14 or later. Setting SDL_HINT_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP to "0" before SDL_Init restores the previous behaviour, so every application using Panel_sdl::main benefits without modifying its own entry point. The hint is set with normal priority, so users can still override it via the SDL_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP environment variable.
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Overview
Since SDL 2.30.4, non-bundled binaries are no longer brought to the foreground on macOS 14 or later (libsdl-org/SDL#10340 changed the default behaviour of
SDL_HINT_MAC_BACKGROUND_APPthere). As a result, the simulator window opens behind the frontmost application.#244 addressed this in the PlatformIO example. This PR moves the same measure into
Panel_sdl::setup()so that every application usingPanel_sdlbenefits without modifying its own entry point (the CMake example and existing user projects that copied an oldersdl_main.cpp).Setting the hint before
SDL_Initrestores the previous foreground behaviour.SDL_SetHintuses normal priority, so users can still override this via theSDL_MAC_BACKGROUND_APPenvironment variable.Verification
__APPLE__guard).