From ccb3bac48cf9c49d8b41fb702d7ac371e1fa5112 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bicarus-dev <202771338+bicarus-dev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:07:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] defer error for -exec

---
 src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
index b6f3f50..a799f00 100644
--- a/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp
@@ -1585,6 +1585,13 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
             "!!!   errors and loss of functionality.                         !!!\n"
             "!!!                                                             !!!\n"
             );
+        deferredlogs::defer_error_messages({
+            "-exec option disables all game-specific hooks and I/O emulation",
+            "    you must combine this with other flags or have appropriate arcade hardware",
+            "    this also turns off many auto-troubleshooter checks",
+            "    which means that this analysis will be incomplete",
+            "    you need to manually check the logs for failures"
+            });
     }
 
     if (launcher::signal::DISABLE && !cfg::CONFIGURATOR_STANDALONE) {