feat: add message box dialogs

programs/src/dialogs/Makefile

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ LDFLAGS := \
     --gc-sections \
     --hash-style=sysv \
     -u dialogs_run_request \
+    -u dialogs_message_box \
     -m elf_x86_64 \
     -z max-page-size=0x1000
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ LIBC_CFLAGS := \
     -isystem $(PROG_INC)/libc \
     -isystem $(GCC_INCLUDE)
 
-SRCS := main.cpp filedialog.cpp printdialog.cpp stb_truetype_impl.cpp font_data.cpp
+SRCS := main.cpp filedialog.cpp printdialog.cpp messagebox.cpp stb_truetype_impl.cpp font_data.cpp
 OBJS := $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/,$(SRCS:.cpp=.o))
 LIBC_PIC_OBJ := $(OBJDIR)/libc_pic.o
 

programs/src/dialogs/main.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "main.hpp"
 #include "filedialog.hpp"
 #include "printdialog.hpp"
+#include "messagebox.hpp"
 
 using namespace gui;
 namespace dlg = gui::dialogs;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ void dialog_cancel(const char* message) {
 void cleanup() {
     if (g_app.is_print) {
         printdialog::cleanup();
+    } else if (g_app.is_message) {
+        messagebox::cleanup();
     } else {
         filedialog::cleanup();
     }
@@ -54,20 +57,26 @@ static void set_error_result(dlg::Result* result, const char* message) {
     dlg::safe_copy(result->message, sizeof(result->message), message);
 }
 
+static bool ensure_fonts(dlg::Result* result) {
+    if (g_fonts_ready) return true;
+    if (!fonts::init()) {
+        if (result)
+            set_error_result(result, "failed to initialize dialog fonts");
+        return false;
+    }
+    g_fonts_ready = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
 extern "C" bool dialogs_run_request(const dlg::Request* request, dlg::Result* out_result) {
     if (!request || !out_result) return false;
 
     set_error_result(out_result, "dialog failed");
 
-    if (!g_fonts_ready) {
-        if (!fonts::init()) {
-            set_error_result(out_result, "failed to initialize dialog fonts");
-            return true;
-        }
-        g_fonts_ready = true;
-    }
+    if (!ensure_fonts(out_result)) return true;
 
-    if (request->kind != dlg::REQUEST_KIND_FILE && request->kind != dlg::REQUEST_KIND_PRINT) {
+    if (request->kind != dlg::REQUEST_KIND_FILE &&
+        request->kind != dlg::REQUEST_KIND_PRINT) {
         set_error_result(out_result, "unsupported dialog request");
         return true;
     }
@@ -78,9 +87,16 @@ extern "C" bool dialogs_run_request(const dlg::Request* request, dlg::Result* ou
     dlg::reset_result(&g_app.result);
 
     g_app.is_print = g_app.request.kind == dlg::REQUEST_KIND_PRINT;
-    const int init_w = g_app.is_print ? printdialog::PRINT_INIT_W : filedialog::FILE_INIT_W;
-    const int init_h = g_app.is_print ? printdialog::PRINT_INIT_H : filedialog::FILE_INIT_H;
-    const char* title = g_app.request.title[0] ? g_app.request.title : (g_app.is_print ? "Print" : "Open");
+
+    int init_w = filedialog::FILE_INIT_W;
+    int init_h = filedialog::FILE_INIT_H;
+    if (g_app.is_print) {
+        init_w = printdialog::PRINT_INIT_W;
+        init_h = printdialog::PRINT_INIT_H;
+    }
+
+    const char* default_title = g_app.is_print ? "Print" : "Open";
+    const char* title = g_app.request.title[0] ? g_app.request.title : default_title;
 
     if (g_app.is_print) printdialog::init(g_app.request);
     else filedialog::init(g_app.request);
@@ -136,3 +152,60 @@ extern "C" bool dialogs_run_request(const dlg::Request* request, dlg::Result* ou
     *out_result = g_app.result;
     return true;
 }
+
+extern "C" uint8_t dialogs_message_box(const char* title,
+                                       const char* message,
+                                       uint8_t buttons) {
+    if (!ensure_fonts(nullptr))
+        return dlg::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NONE;
+
+    g_app = AppState {};
+    g_app.running = true;
+    g_app.is_message = true;
+
+    const char* window_title = title && title[0] ? title : "Message";
+    messagebox::init(message ? message : "", buttons);
+
+    if (!g_app.win.create(window_title, messagebox::MESSAGE_INIT_W, messagebox::MESSAGE_INIT_H)) {
+        cleanup();
+        return dlg::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NONE;
+    }
+
+    messagebox::draw();
+    g_app.win.present();
+
+    while (g_app.running) {
+        messagebox::draw();
+        g_app.win.present();
+
+        Montauk::WinEvent ev;
+        int rc = g_app.win.poll(&ev);
+        if (rc < 0) {
+            messagebox::dismiss();
+            break;
+        }
+        if (rc == 0) {
+            montauk::sleep_ms(16);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (ev.type == 3) {
+            messagebox::dismiss();
+            break;
+        }
+        if (ev.type == 2 || ev.type == 4) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (ev.type == 1) {
+            messagebox::handle_mouse(ev);
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (ev.type == 0) {
+            messagebox::handle_key(ev.key);
+        }
+    }
+
+    uint8_t choice = messagebox::selected_choice();
+    cleanup();
+    return choice ? choice : (uint8_t)dlg::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NONE;
+}

programs/src/dialogs/main.hpp

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ struct AppState {
     gui::dialogs::Result result;
     bool running;
     bool is_print;
+    bool is_message;
 };
 
 extern AppState g_app;
 
 void dialog_finish(const char* status, const char* path, const char* job_id, const char* message,
                    const char* printer_uri = "", const char* printer_name = "", uint32_t copies = 0);
-void dialog_cancel(const char* message = "");
+void dialog_cancel(const char* message = "");

programs/src/dialogs/messagebox.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
+/*
+    * messagebox.cpp
+    * Message box dialog implementation
+    * Copyright (c) 2026 Daniel Hammer
+*/
+
+#include "messagebox.hpp"
+#include "main.hpp"
+#include <montauk/string.h>
+#include <gui/canvas.hpp>
+#include <gui/font.hpp>
+#include <gui/mtk/widgets.hpp>
+
+namespace {
+
+using namespace gui;
+
+struct MessageButton {
+    const char* label;
+    uint8_t choice;
+    bool primary;
+};
+
+struct MessageBoxState {
+    char text[512];
+    uint8_t buttons;
+    uint8_t default_choice;
+    int mouse_x;
+    int mouse_y;
+    int wrapped_width;
+    int line_count;
+    bool overflow;
+    char lines[messagebox::MAX_LINES][messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN];
+    MessageButton button_specs[messagebox::MAX_BUTTONS];
+    int button_count;
+    uint8_t choice;
+};
+
+MessageBoxState g_message;
+
+uint8_t sanitize_buttons(uint8_t buttons) {
+    switch (buttons) {
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK:
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK_CANCEL:
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO:
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO_CANCEL:
+            return buttons;
+        default:
+            return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK;
+    }
+}
+
+void add_button(MessageBoxState* st, const char* label, uint8_t choice, bool primary) {
+    if (!st || st->button_count >= messagebox::MAX_BUTTONS) return;
+    st->button_specs[st->button_count++] = {label, choice, primary};
+}
+
+bool has_choice(const MessageBoxState* st, uint8_t choice) {
+    if (!st) return false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < st->button_count; i++) {
+        if (st->button_specs[i].choice == choice) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+uint8_t default_choice_for(uint8_t buttons) {
+    if (buttons == gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO ||
+        buttons == gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO_CANCEL) {
+        return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_YES;
+    }
+    return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK;
+}
+
+uint8_t dismiss_choice_for(uint8_t buttons) {
+    switch (buttons) {
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK:
+            return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK;
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK_CANCEL:
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO_CANCEL:
+            return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_CANCEL;
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO:
+            return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NO;
+        default:
+            return gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NONE;
+    }
+}
+
+void configure_buttons(MessageBoxState* st) {
+    if (!st) return;
+    st->button_count = 0;
+    switch (st->buttons) {
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK_CANCEL:
+            add_button(st, "OK", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK, true);
+            add_button(st, "Cancel", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_CANCEL, false);
+            break;
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO:
+            add_button(st, "Yes", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_YES, true);
+            add_button(st, "No", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NO, false);
+            break;
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_YES_NO_CANCEL:
+            add_button(st, "Yes", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_YES, true);
+            add_button(st, "No", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NO, false);
+            add_button(st, "Cancel", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_CANCEL, false);
+            break;
+        case gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK:
+        default:
+            add_button(st, "OK", gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK, true);
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+void safe_append(char* dst, int dst_len, const char* src) {
+    if (!dst || dst_len <= 0 || !src) return;
+    int len = montauk::slen(dst);
+    int i = 0;
+    while (src[i] && len < dst_len - 1)
+        dst[len++] = src[i++];
+    dst[len] = '\0';
+}
+
+void fit_text_end(const char* src, char* out, int out_len, int max_px) {
+    if (!out || out_len <= 0) return;
+    if (!src || !src[0]) {
+        out[0] = '\0';
+        return;
+    }
+    if (text_width(src) <= max_px) {
+        gui::dialogs::safe_copy(out, out_len, src);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int slen = montauk::slen(src);
+    int keep = slen;
+    while (keep > 1) {
+        char candidate[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN];
+        candidate[0] = '.';
+        candidate[1] = '.';
+        candidate[2] = '.';
+        candidate[3] = '\0';
+        const char* tail = src + (slen - keep);
+        safe_append(candidate, sizeof(candidate), tail);
+        if (text_width(candidate) <= max_px) {
+            gui::dialogs::safe_copy(out, out_len, candidate);
+            return;
+        }
+        keep--;
+    }
+
+    gui::dialogs::safe_copy(out, out_len, "...");
+}
+
+void mark_overflow(MessageBoxState* st) {
+    if (!st) return;
+    st->overflow = true;
+    if (messagebox::MAX_LINES <= 0) return;
+    if (st->line_count <= 0) st->line_count = 1;
+    if (st->line_count > messagebox::MAX_LINES) st->line_count = messagebox::MAX_LINES;
+    gui::dialogs::safe_copy(st->lines[st->line_count - 1], messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN, "...");
+}
+
+void push_line(MessageBoxState* st, const char* line) {
+    if (!st || st->overflow) return;
+    if (st->line_count >= messagebox::MAX_LINES) {
+        mark_overflow(st);
+        return;
+    }
+    gui::dialogs::safe_copy(st->lines[st->line_count], messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN, line ? line : "");
+    st->line_count++;
+}
+
+void commit_word(MessageBoxState* st, char* current, int* current_len, const char* word, int max_px) {
+    if (!st || st->overflow || !current || !current_len || !word || !word[0]) return;
+
+    char candidate[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN];
+    gui::dialogs::safe_copy(candidate, sizeof(candidate), current);
+    if (*current_len > 0) safe_append(candidate, sizeof(candidate), " ");
+    safe_append(candidate, sizeof(candidate), word);
+
+    if (*current_len == 0 && text_width(word) > max_px) {
+        char fitted[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN];
+        fit_text_end(word, fitted, sizeof(fitted), max_px);
+        push_line(st, fitted);
+        current[0] = '\0';
+        *current_len = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (*current_len == 0 || text_width(candidate) <= max_px) {
+        gui::dialogs::safe_copy(current, messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN, candidate);
+        *current_len = montauk::slen(current);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    push_line(st, current);
+    if (st->overflow) return;
+
+    current[0] = '\0';
+    *current_len = 0;
+    if (text_width(word) > max_px) {
+        char fitted[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN];
+        fit_text_end(word, fitted, sizeof(fitted), max_px);
+        push_line(st, fitted);
+    } else {
+        gui::dialogs::safe_copy(current, messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN, word);
+        *current_len = montauk::slen(current);
+    }
+}
+
+bool is_space(char ch) {
+    return ch == ' ' || ch == '\t' || ch == '\r';
+}
+
+void wrap_message(MessageBoxState* st, int max_px) {
+    if (!st) return;
+    if (max_px < 40) max_px = 40;
+
+    st->line_count = 0;
+    st->overflow = false;
+
+    char current[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN] = {};
+    int current_len = 0;
+    char word[messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN] = {};
+    int word_len = 0;
+
+    for (const char* p = st->text; ; p++) {
+        char ch = *p;
+        bool at_end = ch == '\0';
+        bool separator = at_end || ch == '\n' || is_space(ch);
+
+        if (separator) {
+            if (word_len > 0) {
+                word[word_len] = '\0';
+                commit_word(st, current, &current_len, word, max_px);
+                word_len = 0;
+                word[0] = '\0';
+            }
+
+            if (ch == '\n') {
+                push_line(st, current);
+                current[0] = '\0';
+                current_len = 0;
+            }
+
+            if (at_end) break;
+            if (st->overflow) break;
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (word_len >= messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN - 1) {
+            word[word_len] = '\0';
+            commit_word(st, current, &current_len, word, max_px);
+            word_len = 0;
+            word[0] = '\0';
+        }
+        if (word_len < messagebox::MAX_LINE_LEN - 1)
+            word[word_len++] = ch;
+    }
+
+    if (!st->overflow && (current_len > 0 || st->line_count == 0))
+        push_line(st, current);
+
+    st->wrapped_width = max_px;
+}
+
+MessageBoxLayout message_layout(const MessageBoxState* st) {
+    MessageBoxLayout lo = {};
+    lo.button_count = st ? st->button_count : 0;
+    lo.footer_rect = {0, g_app.win.height - messagebox::FOOTER_H, g_app.win.width, messagebox::FOOTER_H};
+
+    lo.text_rect = {20, 24, g_app.win.width - 40, lo.footer_rect.y - 32};
+
+    int total_w = lo.button_count * messagebox::BUTTON_W;
+    if (lo.button_count > 1) total_w += (lo.button_count - 1) * messagebox::BUTTON_GAP;
+    int x = g_app.win.width - 16 - total_w;
+    int y = lo.footer_rect.y + (messagebox::FOOTER_H - messagebox::BUTTON_H) / 2;
+    for (int i = 0; i < lo.button_count && i < messagebox::MAX_BUTTONS; i++) {
+        lo.buttons[i] = {x, y, messagebox::BUTTON_W, messagebox::BUTTON_H};
+        x += messagebox::BUTTON_W + messagebox::BUTTON_GAP;
+    }
+
+    return lo;
+}
+
+mtk::Theme message_theme() {
+    mtk::Theme theme = mtk::make_theme();
+    theme.surface = Color::from_rgb(0xF7, 0xF7, 0xF7);
+    theme.surface_hover = mtk::mix(theme.surface, theme.accent, 18);
+    return theme;
+}
+
+void finish(uint8_t choice) {
+    g_message.choice = choice;
+    g_app.running = false;
+}
+
+void draw_message_box() {
+    MessageBoxState* st = &g_message;
+    Canvas c = g_app.win.canvas();
+    c.fill(colors::WINDOW_BG);
+
+    MessageBoxLayout lo = message_layout(st);
+    if (st->wrapped_width != lo.text_rect.w)
+        wrap_message(st, lo.text_rect.w);
+
+    int line_h = system_font_height() + 5;
+    int y = lo.text_rect.y;
+    for (int i = 0; i < st->line_count; i++) {
+        if (y + line_h > lo.footer_rect.y - 8) break;
+        c.text(lo.text_rect.x, y, st->lines[i], colors::TEXT_COLOR);
+        y += line_h;
+    }
+
+    c.fill_rect(lo.footer_rect.x, lo.footer_rect.y, lo.footer_rect.w, lo.footer_rect.h,
+                Color::from_rgb(0xF7, 0xF7, 0xF7));
+    c.hline(0, lo.footer_rect.y, c.w, colors::BORDER);
+
+    mtk::Theme theme = message_theme();
+    for (int i = 0; i < st->button_count && i < messagebox::MAX_BUTTONS; i++) {
+        bool hovered = lo.buttons[i].contains(st->mouse_x, st->mouse_y);
+        mtk::WidgetState state = mtk::widget_state(false, hovered, true);
+        mtk::draw_button(c, lo.buttons[i], st->button_specs[i].label,
+                         st->button_specs[i].primary ? mtk::BUTTON_PRIMARY : mtk::BUTTON_SECONDARY,
+                         state, theme);
+    }
+}
+
+void handle_message_mouse(const Montauk::WinEvent& ev) {
+    MessageBoxState* st = &g_message;
+    st->mouse_x = ev.mouse.x;
+    st->mouse_y = ev.mouse.y;
+
+    bool left_pressed = (ev.mouse.buttons & 0x01) && !(ev.mouse.prev_buttons & 0x01);
+    if (!left_pressed) return;
+
+    MessageBoxLayout lo = message_layout(st);
+    for (int i = 0; i < st->button_count && i < messagebox::MAX_BUTTONS; i++) {
+        if (lo.buttons[i].contains(ev.mouse.x, ev.mouse.y)) {
+            finish(st->button_specs[i].choice);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void handle_message_key(const Montauk::KeyEvent& key) {
+    if (!key.pressed) return;
+
+    MessageBoxState* st = &g_message;
+    if (key.scancode == 0x01) {
+        finish(dismiss_choice_for(st->buttons));
+        return;
+    }
+    if (key.ascii == '\n' || key.ascii == '\r') {
+        finish(st->default_choice);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((key.ascii == 'o' || key.ascii == 'O') &&
+        has_choice(st, gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK)) {
+        finish(gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_OK);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((key.ascii == 'c' || key.ascii == 'C') &&
+        has_choice(st, gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_CANCEL)) {
+        finish(gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_CANCEL);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((key.ascii == 'y' || key.ascii == 'Y') &&
+        has_choice(st, gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_YES)) {
+        finish(gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_YES);
+        return;
+    }
+    if ((key.ascii == 'n' || key.ascii == 'N') &&
+        has_choice(st, gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NO)) {
+        finish(gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_RESULT_NO);
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+namespace messagebox {
+
+void init(const char* message, uint8_t buttons, uint8_t default_choice) {
+    MessageBoxState* st = &g_message;
+    montauk::memset(st, 0, sizeof(*st));
+    gui::dialogs::safe_copy(st->text, sizeof(st->text), message ? message : "");
+    st->buttons = sanitize_buttons(buttons);
+    st->default_choice = default_choice ? default_choice : default_choice_for(st->buttons);
+    configure_buttons(st);
+    if (!has_choice(st, st->default_choice))
+        st->default_choice = default_choice_for(st->buttons);
+    wrap_message(st, MESSAGE_INIT_W - 40);
+}
+
+void draw() {
+    draw_message_box();
+}
+
+void handle_mouse(const Montauk::WinEvent& ev) {
+    handle_message_mouse(ev);
+}
+
+void handle_key(const Montauk::KeyEvent& key) {
+    handle_message_key(key);
+}
+
+void dismiss() {
+    finish(dismiss_choice_for(g_message.buttons));
+}
+
+uint8_t selected_choice() {
+    return g_message.choice;
+}
+
+void cleanup() {
+}
+
+} // namespace messagebox

programs/src/dialogs/messagebox.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+    * messagebox.hpp
+    * Message box dialog declarations
+    * Copyright (c) 2026 Daniel Hammer
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <montauk/syscall.h>
+#include <gui/gui.hpp>
+#include <gui/dialogs.hpp>
+
+struct MessageBoxLayout {
+    gui::Rect text_rect;
+    gui::Rect footer_rect;
+    gui::Rect buttons[3];
+    int button_count;
+};
+
+namespace messagebox {
+
+constexpr int MESSAGE_INIT_W = 460;
+constexpr int MESSAGE_INIT_H = 220;
+constexpr int FOOTER_H = 56;
+constexpr int BUTTON_W = 88;
+constexpr int BUTTON_H = 30;
+constexpr int BUTTON_GAP = 8;
+constexpr int MAX_BUTTONS = 3;
+constexpr int MAX_LINES = 7;
+constexpr int MAX_LINE_LEN = 128;
+
+void init(const char* message, uint8_t buttons, uint8_t default_choice = 0);
+void draw();
+void handle_mouse(const Montauk::WinEvent& ev);
+void handle_key(const Montauk::KeyEvent& key);
+void dismiss();
+uint8_t selected_choice();
+void cleanup();
+
+} // namespace messagebox

programs/src/test_dialogs/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# Makefile for test_dialogs
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Daniel Hammer
+
+MAKEFLAGS += -rR
+.SUFFIXES:
+
+TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX := $(shell cd ../../.. && pwd)/toolchain/local/bin/x86_64-elf-
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)gcc),)
+    CXX := $(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX)g++
+else
+    CXX := g++
+endif
+
+PROG_INC := ../../include
+LINK_LD  := ../../link.ld
+BINDIR   := ../../bin
+OBJDIR   := obj
+LIBDIR   := ../../lib
+
+CXXFLAGS := \
+    -std=gnu++20 \
+    -g -O2 -pipe \
+    -Wall \
+    -Wextra \
+    -Wno-unused-parameter \
+    -Wno-unused-function \
+    -nostdinc \
+    -ffreestanding \
+    -fno-stack-protector \
+    -fno-stack-check \
+    -fno-PIC \
+    -fno-rtti \
+    -fno-exceptions \
+    -ffunction-sections \
+    -fdata-sections \
+    -m64 \
+    -march=x86-64 \
+    -msse \
+    -msse2 \
+    -mno-red-zone \
+    -mcmodel=small \
+    -I $(PROG_INC) \
+    -isystem $(PROG_INC)/libc \
+    -isystem ../../../kernel/freestnd-c-hdrs/x86_64/include \
+    -isystem ../../../kernel/freestnd-cxx-hdrs/x86_64/include
+
+LDFLAGS := \
+    -nostdlib \
+    -static \
+    -Wl,--build-id=none \
+    -Wl,--gc-sections \
+    -Wl,-m,elf_x86_64 \
+    -z max-page-size=0x1000 \
+    -T $(LINK_LD)
+
+SRCS := main.cpp
+OBJS := $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/,$(SRCS:.cpp=.o))
+
+TARGET := $(BINDIR)/os/test_dialogs.elf
+LOADER_LIB := $(BINDIR)/liblibloader.a
+LIBC_LIB := $(LIBDIR)/libc/liblibc.a
+
+.PHONY: all clean
+
+all: $(TARGET)
+
+$(TARGET): $(OBJS) $(LINK_LD) Makefile $(LOADER_LIB) $(LIBC_LIB)
+	mkdir -p $(BINDIR)/os
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LOADER_LIB) $(LIBC_LIB) -o $@
+
+$(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.cpp Makefile
+	mkdir -p $(OBJDIR)
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(OBJDIR) $(TARGET)

programs/src/test_dialogs/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+    * main.cpp
+    * Minimal libdialogs message box test
+    * Copyright (c) 2026 Daniel Hammer
+*/
+
+#include <montauk/syscall.h>
+#include <gui/dialogs.hpp>
+
+extern "C" void _start() {
+    gui::dialogs::message_box("Test Dialogs",
+                              "Hello from libdialogs::message_box.",
+                              gui::dialogs::MESSAGE_BOX_OK);
+    montauk::exit(0);
+}

programs/src/test_dl/Makefile

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ $(BINDIR)/test_dl.elf: main.cpp Makefile $(LIBDIR)/liblibloader.a ../../lib/libc
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c main.cpp -o main.o
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) main.o $(LIBDIR)/liblibloader.a ../../lib/libc/liblibc.a -o $@
 	rm -f main.o
-	rm -f $(LIBDIR)/liblibloader.a
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(BINDIR)/test_dl.elf