move chip8 initialization above platform

2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/chip8.cpp b/src/chip8.cpp
index 1d46c49..e813a61 100644
--- a/src/chip8.cpp
+++ b/src/chip8.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ void Chip8::LoadROM(const char* filename) {
 
     // Free the buffer
     delete[] buffer;
+  } else {
+    std::cerr << "Error: Unable to open " << filename << std::endl;
+    std::exit(1);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b3e9dc0..9d6e277 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   int cycleDelay = std::stoi(argv[2]);
   char const* filename = argv[3];
 
+  Chip8 chip8;
+  chip8.LoadROM(filename);
+
   Platform platform(
     WINDOW_TITLE,
     VIDEO_WIDTH * videoScale,
@@ -24,9 +27,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     VIDEO_WIDTH, VIDEO_HEIGHT
   );
 
-  Chip8 chip8;
-  chip8.LoadROM(filename);
-
   std::thread timerThread(&Chip8::TimerUpdateThread, &chip8, &platform);
 
   bool quit = false;