From af2d120baab23527566d201e19ef57d88bf069d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MayaTheShy <MayaTheShy@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:32:40 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add error handling for turtle startup script and
 improve GPS retry logic

---
 startup_turtle.lua | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 turtle.lua         | 17 +++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/startup_turtle.lua b/startup_turtle.lua
index 1e97d96..c47f8a2 100644
--- a/startup_turtle.lua
+++ b/startup_turtle.lua
@@ -34,8 +34,21 @@ if response then
     print("Starting turtle program...")
     sleep(1)
     
-    -- Run the script
-    shell.run(SCRIPT_NAME)
+    -- Run the script with error handling
+    local success, error = pcall(function()
+        shell.run(SCRIPT_NAME)
+    end)
+    
+    if not success then
+        print("")
+        print("========================================")
+        print("  ERROR OCCURRED!")
+        print("========================================")
+        print(error)
+        print("")
+        print("Press any key to see error details...")
+        os.pullEvent("key")
+    end
 else
     print("✗ Download failed!")
     print("Please check:")
diff --git a/turtle.lua b/turtle.lua
index 04c42ed..db32c7d 100644
--- a/turtle.lua
+++ b/turtle.lua
@@ -965,12 +965,17 @@ print("Turtle " .. os.getComputerID() .. " is online!")
 parallel.waitForAny(
     function()
         -- GPS retry loop for turtles without initial position
-        while not state.position do
-            sleep(10) -- Try every 10 seconds
-            print("Retrying GPS...")
-            if updatePosition() then
-                print("✅ GPS acquired! Position:", textutils.serialize(state.position))
-                broadcastStatus() -- Send updated position immediately
+        while true do
+            if not state.position then
+                sleep(10) -- Try every 10 seconds
+                print("Retrying GPS...")
+                if updatePosition() then
+                    print("✅ GPS acquired! Position:", textutils.serialize(state.position))
+                    broadcastStatus() -- Send updated position immediately
+                end
+            else
+                -- Once we have position, just sleep to keep this thread alive
+                sleep(30)
             end
         end
     end,