you need to install ttf, kinda pissed but alright, and theres a .sh file so you can actually run the .so files

main.c

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <mydebug.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
+#include <SDL_ttf.h>
 
 SDL_Window* window;
 SDL_Renderer* renderer;
@@ -18,10 +19,12 @@ int running;
 int selected_index = START_GAME;
 
 int main(void) {
+  int ret = 0;
+  
   SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
-  window = SDL_CreateWindow("Shit Game",\
-    SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, DEF_WINDOW_WIDTH,
-DEF_WINDOW_HEIGHT, 0);
+  TTF_Init();
+  window = SDL_CreateWindow("Shufflers", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,
+     SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, DEF_WINDOW_WIDTH,DEF_WINDOW_HEIGHT, 0);
   renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, -1, 0);
   IMG_Init(IMG_INIT_PNG);
   SDL_SetRenderDrawBlendMode(renderer, SDL_BLENDMODE_BLEND);
@@ -29,21 +32,30 @@ DEF_WINDOW_HEIGHT, 0);
   SDL_CaptureMouse(SDL_TRUE);  
  
   SDL_Texture* background = IMG_LoadTexture(renderer, "assets/mainscreen.png");
+  //remove from here
   SDL_Texture* start_img = IMG_LoadTexture(renderer, "assets/mainscreen_start.png");  
   SDL_Texture* exit_img = IMG_LoadTexture(renderer, "assets/mainscreen_exit.png");
   SDL_Texture* selection_img = start_img;
-   
-  if (!background || !start_img || !exit_img) {
+  //keep this tho  
+  if (!background || !start_img || !exit_img ) {
     printf("IMG_LoadTexture error: %s\n", IMG_GetError());
   } 
-  int ret = 0;
+
   ret = SDL_SetTextureColorMod(start_img, 255, 0, 0);
   ret |= SDL_SetTextureColorMod(exit_img, 255, 0, 0);
   
   if(ret){
     puts("SetTextureColorMod error");
   }  
-
+  //end remove
+  
+  TTF_Font* sans = TTF_OpenFont("Sans.ttf", 24);
+  SDL_Color white = {255, 255, 255, 0};
+  SDL_Surface* start_surface = TTF_RenderText_Solid(sans, "START", white);
+  SDL_Texture* start_text = SDL_CreateTextureFromSurface(renderer,
+    start_surface); 
+  
+  
   running = 1;
 
   while (running)