wesnoth
An open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme.
Runssource: GitHubhomepageC++GPL-2.0commit 9de04e8dd928
C++, GPL-2.0 licensed. The project labels itself: fantasy, free, game, opensource, strategy game and turn based strategy.
wesnoth runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 64 minutes and hit 4 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
Wesnoth test binary (boost_unit_tests) builds and executes successfully; all non-GUI test suites pass with offscreen SDL renderer via Xvfb.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 66.7 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- pkg-config transitive dependencies missing for pangocairo, fontconfig, cairo (missing proto .pc files, libffi, libpcre2, etc.)25 minutes
- SDL3 required by project but not available in apt for Ubuntu 24.0420 minutes
- Boost headers not picked up by cmake include_directories; cmake found Boost via config mode but include paths were not propagated to compiler flags15 minutes
- SDL video initialization failed during test execution - no video device available5 minutes
- Install time
- 64 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 68 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 4 hit, 4 fixed with no human help
- Model tokens used
- 577,891
- Exact commit tested
- 9de04e8dd928
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- How the result was proved
- runs before 2026-09-07 did not record the command used to check the result
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
- cmdline_opts: PASS - test_config: PASS - formula_core: PASS - formula_function: PASS - formula_timespan: PASS - filesystem: PASS - image_modification_parsing: PASS - help_markup: some pre-existing failures (old markup parsing) 4. SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=offscreen works correctly with Xvfb display 5. No source code was modified tokens used 577,891
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Installed in 64 minutes.
- Recovered from all 4 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed GPL-2.0, as reported by its host.
- Measured 4 times, so the result is not a one-off.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Runs | 100.00 | 0.36 | |
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Unverified | 80.00 | 0.22 | |
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Did not run | 20.00 | 0.11 | |
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Ran out of time | 0.00 | 0.26 |
Topics (from GitHub)
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/wesnoth)Questions
- Does wesnoth run?
- Yes. wesnoth runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 64 minutes, hitting 4 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test wesnoth?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 9de04e8dd928. 4 attempts are recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test wesnoth?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.36: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does wesnoth take to install?
- 64 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does wesnoth need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing wesnoth?
- 4 things broke in the recorded run, and 4 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- Where is the evidence for wesnoth?
- All 4 recorded runs are on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.