From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 14:05:03 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: Handle a bare numeric token on the command line a bit more gracefully.
X-Git-Tag: 1.5~1
X-Git-Url: https://jxself.org/git/?p=open-adventure.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d5d6a3e02d344ed4097a38f54ccf6757e627a1f6

Handle a bare numeric token on the command line a bit more gracefully.
---

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 18df431..c186b2e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Repository head::
   Fix for a minor bug in inventory handling.
+  Handle a bare numeric token on the command line a bit more gracefully.
 
 1.4: 2017-08-07::
   Repair packaging error (omitted templates.)
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c1ebe0e..198a4cc 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1179,6 +1179,10 @@ Lookup:
             command.verb = command.word[0].id;
             break;
         case NUMERIC: // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
+	    if (!settings.oldstyle) {
+		sspeak(DONT_KNOW, command.word[0].raw);
+		goto Lclearobj;
+	    }
         default: // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
             BUG(VOCABULARY_TYPE_N_OVER_1000_NOT_BETWEEN_0_AND_3); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
         }
diff --git a/notes.adoc b/notes.adoc
index 4119d61..c1b5c84 100644
--- a/notes.adoc
+++ b/notes.adoc
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ Unrecognized words are no longer truncated to 5 characters and
 uppercased when they are echoed. The "-o" (oldstyle) option restores
 this behavior.
 
+Typing a numeric liteteral to the command prompt no longer triggers a
+fatal error. This change is reverted by the oldstyle option. 
+
 A "seed" command has been added.  This is not intended for human use
 but as a way for game logs to set the PRNG (pseudorandom-number generator) so
 that random events (dwarf & pirate appearances, the bird's magic word)