Also allow Make Persist on engines loaded through -fe / -se

[xboard.git] / backend.c

diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index 12aadc1..3792971 100644 (file)
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -11274,9 +11274,9 @@ void
 SaveEngineSettings (int n)
 {
     int len; char *p, *q, *s, buf[MSG_SIZ], *optionSettings;
-    if(!currentEngine[n] || !currentEngine[n][0]) return; // no engine from list is loaded
+    if(!currentEngine[n] || !currentEngine[n][0]) { DisplayMessage("saving failed: engine not from list", ""); return; } // no engine from list is loaded
     p = strstr(firstChessProgramNames, currentEngine[n]);
-    if(!p) return; // sanity check; engine could be deleted from list after loading
+    if(!p) { DisplayMessage("saving failed: engine not found in list", ""); return; } // sanity check; engine could be deleted from list after loading
     optionSettings = ResendOptions(n ? &second : &first, FALSE);
     len = strlen(currentEngine[n]);
     q = p + len; *p = 0; // cut list into head and tail piece
@@ -11343,6 +11343,7 @@ GetEngineLine (char *s, int n)
     if(n == 1) SwapEngines(n);
     ParseArgsFromString(buf);
     if(n == 1) SwapEngines(n);
+    if(n < 2) { ASSIGN(currentEngine[n], command[i]); }
     if(n == 0 && *appData.secondChessProgram == NULLCHAR) {
        SwapEngines(1); // set second same as first if not yet set (to suppress WB startup dialog)
        ParseArgsFromString(buf);