From c5b258c2cf9237500f418ef867e27330429dcd2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nhmall <nhmall@nethack.org>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:08:29 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] more empty bonesfile

---
 include/hack.h |  1 +
 src/bones.c    | 12 ++++++------
 src/sfstruct.c |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/hack.h b/include/hack.h
index 19f543ac0..b59a712b1 100644
--- a/include/hack.h
+++ b/include/hack.h
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ struct sinfo {
     int config_error_ready;     /* config_error_add is ready, available */
     int beyond_savefile_load;   /* set when past savefile loading */
     int savefile_completed;     /* savefile has completed writing */
+    int reading_bonesfile;      /* in the midst of trying to read bones file */
 #ifdef PANICLOG
     int in_paniclog;            /* writing a panicloc entry */
 #endif
diff --git a/src/bones.c b/src/bones.c
index 3e484279f..85431390f 100644
--- a/src/bones.c
+++ b/src/bones.c
@@ -659,19 +659,19 @@ getbones(void)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    restoreinfo.mread_flags = 1; /* return despite error for a bones file */
+    program_state.reading_bonesfile = 1;
     if (validate(nhfp, gb.bones, FALSE) != SF_UPTODATE) {
         if (!wizard)
             pline("Discarding unusable bones; no need to panic...");
         ok = FALSE;
-        restoreinfo.mread_flags = 0;
+        program_state.reading_bonesfile = 0;
     } else {
         ok = TRUE;
         if (wizard) {
             if (y_n("Get bones?") == 'n') {
                 close_nhfile(nhfp);
                 compress_bonesfile();
-                restoreinfo.mread_flags = 0;
+                program_state.reading_bonesfile = 0;
                 return 0;
             }
         }
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ getbones(void)
                 close_nhfile(nhfp);
                 compress_bonesfile();
                 /* ToDo: maybe unlink these problematic bones? */
-                restoreinfo.mread_flags = 0;
+                program_state.reading_bonesfile = 0;
                 return 0;
             }
         if (strcmp(bonesid, oldbonesid) != 0) {
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ getbones(void)
                 pline1(errbuf);
                 ok = FALSE; /* won't die of trickery */
             }
-            restoreinfo.mread_flags = 0;
+            program_state.reading_bonesfile = 0;
             trickery(errbuf);
         } else {
             struct monst *mtmp;
@@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ getbones(void)
             fix_shop_damage();
         }
     }
-    restoreinfo.mread_flags = 0;
     close_nhfile(nhfp);
+    program_state.reading_bonesfile = 0;
     sanitize_engravings();
     u.uroleplay.numbones++;
 
diff --git a/src/sfstruct.c b/src/sfstruct.c
index 8a15a0c17..5e793079b 100644
--- a/src/sfstruct.c
+++ b/src/sfstruct.c
@@ -572,7 +572,8 @@ mread(int fd, genericptr_t buf, unsigned len)
         /* Not perfect, but we don't have ssize_t available. */
     rlen = (readLenType) read(fd, buf, (readLenType) len);
     if ((readLenType) rlen != (readLenType) len) {
-        if (restoreinfo.mread_flags == 1) { /* means "return anyway" */
+        if ((restoreinfo.mread_flags == 1) /* means "return anyway" */
+            || (program_state.reading_bonesfile == 1)) {
             restoreinfo.mread_flags = -1;
             return;
         } else {