Report error when saving of engine settings fails

[xboard.git] / backend.c

diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index faeccf5..6e1da23 100644 (file)
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -1593,8 +1593,6 @@ MatchEvent (int mode)
        NextMatchGame();
 }
 
-char *comboLine = NULL; // [HGM] recent: WinBoard's first-engine combobox line
-
 void
 InitBackEnd3 P((void))
 {
@@ -1626,7 +1624,7 @@ InitBackEnd3 P((void))
        free(programVersion);
        programVersion = (char*) malloc(8 + strlen(PACKAGE_STRING) + strlen(first.tidy));
        sprintf(programVersion, "%s + %s", PACKAGE_STRING, first.tidy);
-       FloatToFront(&appData.recentEngineList, comboLine ? comboLine : appData.firstChessProgram);
+       FloatToFront(&appData.recentEngineList, currentEngine[0] ? currentEngine[0] : appData.firstChessProgram);
     }
 
     if (appData.icsActive) {
@@ -11276,9 +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