gitignore: Adding windows build directory

Some of the code is still linux only

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ _deps
 CMakeSettings.json
 .vs
 .cache
+build-win-x86_64

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ include_directories(${imgui_SOURCE_DIR} ${rlImGui_SOURCE_DIR})
 set(SRC_CXX_FILES "./src/main.cpp"
                   "./src/rules.cpp"
                   "./src/world.cpp"
+                  "./src/grid.cpp"
                   "./src/render.cpp"
                   "./src/control_menu.cpp"
                   "./src/settings_menu.cpp"
@@ -90,3 +91,25 @@ add_executable(${NAME} ${SRC_CXX_FILES})
 
 # Link raylib and raylib-cpp
 target_link_libraries(${NAME} PUBLIC raylib nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+
+# Windows cross-compilation rule
+
+if (NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILE_WINDOWS_HELPER_ADDED)
+    set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILE_WINDOWS_HELPER_ADDED TRUE)
+
+    set(WIN_TOOLCHAIN_FILE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/toolchain-mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake" CACHE PATH "Toolchain for Win x86_64")
+
+    add_custom_target(cmake-win
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Configuring Windows x86_64 build in: ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-win-x86_64"
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+            -S ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+            -B ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-win-x86_64
+            -G "Ninja"
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
+            -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${WIN_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-win-x86_64 -- -v
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        COMMENT "Configure & build for Windows x86_64 (MinGW-w64)"
+        VERBATIM
+    )
+endif()

includes/grid.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+* File name: grid.hpp
+* Author: lejulien
+* Date created: 01-01-1970 00:59:59
+// Date modified: 12-01-2026 21:30:10
+* ------
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <context.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+#include <settings_menu.hpp>
+#include <world.hpp>
+
+namespace gol {
+
+class Grid {
+ public:
+  Grid(std::shared_ptr<ctx>);
+  ~Grid() = default;
+  void display();
+
+ private:
+  std::shared_ptr<ctx> context_;
+};
+
+};  // namespace gol

src/grid.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+* File name: grid.cpp
+* Author: lejulien
+* Date created: 01-01-1970 00:59:59
+// Date modified: 12-01-2026 21:30:10
+* ------
+*/
+
+#include <raylib.h>
+
+#include <grid.hpp>
+
+namespace gol {
+
+Grid::Grid(std::shared_ptr<ctx> context) : context_(context) {}
+
+void Grid::display() {
+  auto cell_size = context_->settings_menu->getCellSize();
+  for (int j = 0; j < context_->world->getHeight(); j++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < context_->world->getWidth(); i++) {
+      DrawRectangleLines(i * cell_size, j * cell_size, cell_size, cell_size,
+                         GRAY);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace gol

src/main.cpp

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <selection.hpp>
 #include <paterns_menu.hpp>
 #include <patern_preview.hpp>
+#include <grid.hpp>
 
 int main(int ac, char **av) {
   std::shared_ptr<gol::ctx> context = std::make_shared<gol::ctx>();
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av) {
   context->selection = std::make_shared<gol::Selection>(context);
   context->paterns_menu = std::make_shared<gol::PaternsMenu>(context);
   context->patern_preview = std::make_shared<gol::PaternPreview>(context);
+  gol::Grid grid(context);
 
   // Speed handling values
   float sim_speed = 1.0f;
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ int main(int ac, char **av) {
     }
     BeginDrawing();
     ClearBackground(BLACK);
+    grid.display();
     context->render->display(context->world);
     context->selection->display();
     context->patern_preview->display();

toolchain-mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
+set(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING TRUE)
+
+set(MINGW_TRIPLET "x86_64-w64-mingw32")
+
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER   ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-gcc)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-g++)
+set(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER  ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-windres)
+set(CMAKE_AR           ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-ar)
+set(CMAKE_RANLIB       ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-ranlib)
+set(CMAKE_OBJCOPY      ${MINGW_TRIPLET}-objcopy)
+
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /usr/${MINGW_TRIPLET})
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_INIT "-static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_INIT "-static -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++")
+