Hello, i'm trying to build an snes emulator on kali linux called higen.
I followed instruction on the site and installed the dependencies with this line :

sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk2.0-dev libpulse-dev \
mesa-common-dev libgtksourceview2.0-dev libcairo2-dev libsdl1.2-dev \
libxv-dev libao-dev libopenal-dev libudev-dev

and then i tried the make command in the source directory of the emulator with this:

cd ~/higan-master
make -C higan

and then i got this

make: Entering directory '/home/fook/higan/higan-master/higan'
GNUmakefile:10: *** "unsupported platform". Stop.
make: Leaving directory '/home/fook/higan/higan-master/higan'

i tried looking on the web but without success
What does "unsupported platform means"? Is it because i'm on kali? or is it the gcc that's not good? And how can i know what platform i need?

First, did you read the docs on higan??
https://higan.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/linux/

You didn't run the correct make command. And why on EARTH would you run Kali as your desktop install??? Their own website, along with countless threads on here, and sticky posts, all tell you NOT to do this. So why you're trying to use it to play games on is the better question...do not be surprised if you're having problems. And depending on the version of Kali you're using, the default is to ALWAYS log in as root...again, the higan docs specifically tell you not to make/build things as root. A quick glance at that source indicates it does a check for various things...and unsurprisingly doesn't find them on Kali.

And if you're a new user, Kali is DEFINITELY not for you, as (again) their own website says..it's for advanced Linux users, and even then they recommend only using it in a virtual machine, for security/pentesting only.

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If I understand the documentation for GNU Make correctly, the problem is at line 10 in /home/fook/higan/higan-master/higan/GNUmakefile. I would try to figure out what happens at this line.

But as TB0ne commented already, you are missing the target=higan argument, and anyway Kali is a penetration testing tool and a weird choice for running a game emulator. You should be better off using generic Debian, Ubuntu or Mint.

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Well kali is fun to use and it helps me learn a lot so i think it's worth it, but i did try to install it on ubuntu and i have the exact same problem. So i went to see GNUmakefile and here's the code:

i'm a complete beginner in coding, but i can imagine i don't have one or more of those "options"... so what are those? Do you have any ideas.
Thanks for the help

No, you will need to handle a lot of "strange" issues just because you think kali is fun.
Yes, platform is not set, therefore it prints "unsupported platform"
To solve it you need to set platform in your environment. But actually I have no idea what was the "official" solution.

Mr Robot would never do that!

That attitude is fine as long as you don't air your dirty laundry on the forums.

This makefile expects platform to be windows, macos, linux or bsd. Since there is no step before the make invocation, platform must be set by an earlier makefile. Perhaps omitting the target=higan argument prevents it from getting initialized?

To the OP. Post a link to the source tree please. If you want someone to try and build it.

Sorry, no. Kali can't do anything that any other distro of Linux can be set up to do, but it IS pre-packaged to make security/pentesting easier. Again: Kali's own website tells you that you SHOULD NOT use it for daily use, period. They recommend virtual machines and only then for very specific uses. You are dealing with this now, and can't get around it...that should tell you something.
Really?? I find that hard to believe, since they have a version SPECIFICALLY for Ubuntu:
https://github.com/higan-emu/higan/releases/tag/nightly

...that you don't even have to compile. It's already built.
Ideas? Yes:

• DO NOT USE KALI. Again: it is for advanced Linux users who know how to deal with the myriad of issues that will arise when it's not used for its intended purpose. You yourself say you're completely new, and a complete beginner.
• Follow the instructions. You're not putting the correct flags onto the command line, as stated in their docs. https://higan.readthedocs.io/en/stable/install/linux/

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