Environment-based configuration wasn't sensibly usable in games with

[sgt/puzzles] / slant.c

diff --git a/slant.c b/slant.c
index 06c1f51..1310018 100644 (file)
--- a/slant.c
+++ b/slant.c
@@ -734,9 +734,10 @@ static char *solve_game(game_state *state, game_state *currstate,
        if (ret != 1) {
            sfree(soln);
            if (ret == 0)
-               return "This puzzle is not self-consistent";
+               *error = "This puzzle is not self-consistent";
            else
-               return "Unable to find a unique solution for this puzzle";
+               *error = "Unable to find a unique solution for this puzzle";
+            return NULL;
        }
        free_soln = TRUE;
     }