+ if (desc) {
+ error = me->ourgame->validate_desc(newparams, desc);
+ if (error) {
+ if (free_params) {
+ if (newcurparams)
+ me->ourgame->free_params(newcurparams);
+ if (newparams)
+ me->ourgame->free_params(newparams);
+ }
+ return error;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Now we've got past all possible error points. Update the
+ * midend itself.
+ */
+ me->params = newparams;
+ me->curparams = newcurparams;
+ if (oldparams1)
+ me->ourgame->free_params(oldparams1);
+ if (oldparams2)
+ me->ourgame->free_params(oldparams2);
+