the panic log

Add an optional paniclog file, controlled by a new PANICLOG macro that can
be used to log all panic and impossible messages.  Helpful when people
forget to send, or didn't see, the message.

doc/fixes34.1

@@ -149,3 +149,4 @@ showrace option
 travel option
 mouse_support wincap option
 debug mode: #panic routine to test panic() and panic save file generation
+a new PANICLOG optional file to log the reason for panic and impossible messages

include/config.h

@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@
 
 /*
  * Section 2:	Some global parameters and filenames.
- *		Commenting out WIZARD, LOGFILE, or NEWS removes that feature
- *		from the game; otherwise set the appropriate wizard name.
- *		LOGFILE and NEWS refer to files in the playground.
+ *		Commenting out WIZARD, LOGFILE, NEWS or PANICLOG removes that
+ *		feature from the game; otherwise set the appropriate wizard
+ *		name.  LOGFILE, NEWS and PANICLOG refer to files in the
+ *		playground.
  */
 
 #ifndef WIZARD		/* allow for compile-time or Makefile changes */
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@
 
 #define LOGFILE "logfile"	/* larger file for debugging purposes */
 #define NEWS "news"		/* the file containing the latest hack news */
+#define PANICLOG "paniclog"	/* log of panic and impossible events */
 
 /*
  *	If COMPRESS is defined, it should contain the full path name of your

include/extern.h

@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ E void FDECL(check_recordfile, (const char *));
 #if defined(WIZARD)
 E void NDECL(read_wizkit);
 #endif
+E void FDECL(paniclog, (const char *, const char *));
 
 /* ### fountain.c ### */
 

src/end.c

@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ panic VA_DECL(const char *, str)
 	    char buf[BUFSZ];
 	    Vsprintf(buf,str,VA_ARGS);
 	    raw_print(buf);
+	    paniclog("panic", buf);
 	}
 #if defined(WIZARD) && (defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS) || defined(LATTICE) || defined(WIN32))
 	if (wizard)

src/files.c

@@ -1782,4 +1782,26 @@ const char *dir;
 
 /* ----------  END SCOREBOARD CREATION ----------- */
 
+/* ----------  BEGIN PANIC/IMPOSSIBLE LOG ----------- */
+
+/*ARGSUSED*/
+void
+paniclog(why, s)
+const char* why;
+const char* s;
+{
+#ifdef PANICLOG
+	FILE *lfile;
+
+	lfile = fopen_datafile(PANICLOG, "a", TRUE);
+	if (lfile) {
+	    (void) fprintf(lfile, "%08ld: %s %s\n",
+			   yyyymmdd((time_t)0L), why, s);
+	    (void) fclose(lfile);
+	}
+#endif /* PANICLOG */
+}
+
+/* ----------  END PANIC/IMPOSSIBLE LOG ----------- */
+
 /*files.c*/

src/pline.c

@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ void
 impossible VA_DECL(const char *, s)
 	VA_START(s);
 	VA_INIT(s, const char *);
+	{
+	    char pbuf[BUFSZ];
+	    Vsprintf(pbuf,s,VA_ARGS);
+	    paniclog("impossible", s);
+	}
 	vpline(s,VA_ARGS);
 	pline("Program in disorder - perhaps you'd better #quit.");
 	VA_END();