SDL Gamepad Reconnection

[bLUEbYTE]

I'm using a wireless Xbox One S controller to play GZDoom.
Controller support via xinput in Windows has always worked flawlessly for me; including proper handling of controller disconnect and reconnect while the game is running.
After I erased Windows and moved on to Linux full-time, this is no longer the case, unfortunately.

With latest GZDoom and LZDoom, if the controller disconnects for some reason such as battery dying, or powersave timeout while I'm taking a break while the game still running, when I re-connect the controller, it no longer works. I have to relaunch the game with the controller turned on, to continue using it. I have tested this both with bluetooth and wireless dongle connection, and they both have the same issue. I'm using the xpadneo kernel driver.

As you can imagine this is quite a bummer. I believe newer versions of libSDL2 offer events handling around controller (dis)connection. Could it be made so that in platforms such as Linux, we have 'dynamic' controller connection support at runtime?

[bLUEbYTE]

I take it that this won't be implemented, then?
I actually set up GZDoom in Wine, just for this reason. Not ideal, but I can't really complain either.

[Rachael]

You only gave this 2 days. >.< Have SOME patience ... please?

There aren't a heck of a lot of devs here who both have a gamepad and who use Linux. Upgrading the SDL core may be possible however, but it has to be done in such a way that it doesn't break things.

[bLUEbYTE]

HI Rachael,
Of course, fair points. I wouldn't hesitate to dive in myself, but I haven't done C/C++ coding in like 15 years... https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/73544 seems to be pointing to the right direction. I can only hope

Let me take this opportunity to thank you folks once again, GZDoom is an amazing engine all things considered.
Thanks