From bd2debcf7d36bf64d1dd33fa6cd6a41cfa7afc25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "jazz (gitea)" <jazz@airmail.cc>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 12:45:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] write big ugly panic message for when main() freaks out too
 much

---
 src/chat.h  |  1 +
 src/main.cc | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/chat.h b/src/chat.h
index fc9c412..e058d42 100644
--- a/src/chat.h
+++ b/src/chat.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 typedef struct __wclient_args_t wclient_args_t;
 
 void *await_client(void *a);
+void big_panic_msg(void);
 void clear_rows(int s, int e);
 int count_lines(std::string p);
 int file_disp(std::string p, int lnstart, int lncount = 10);
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 774c4c4..23d5537 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ typedef enum { NO_MODE = 0, SERVER_MODE = 1, CLIENT_MODE = 2 } chatmode_t;
 
 chatmode_t mode = NO_MODE;
 
-// const int LOG_LENGTH = 10;
 int line_position = 0;
 
 struct timeval time_start;
@@ -107,10 +106,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	return 0;
 
 panic_no_mode:
-	fprintf(stderr, "-----FATAL ERROR, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN-----\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "You may ask yourself... how do I work this?\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "And you may find yourself... past the point of return 0;!\n");
-	fprintf(stderr, "And you may ask yourself... well, how did I get here?\n");
+	big_panic_msg();
 
 	if (mode == NO_MODE)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: Mode was not set!\n");
@@ -120,7 +116,31 @@ panic_no_mode:
 	return 1;
 
 panic_no_server_sock:
-	endwin();
+	big_panic_msg();
+	
 	fprintf(stderr, "Fatal: Could not establish server socket!\n");
 	return 1;
 }
+
+/*
+ * For when things go really really bad.
+ * Check if there is a window and if so, close it.
+ * Spit out a really loud obnoxious error afterwards.
+ */
+void
+big_panic_msg(void)
+{
+	if (!isendwin())
+		endwin();
+	
+	fprintf(stderr, "-----FATAL ERROR, THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN-----\n");
+	usleep(400 * 1000);
+	fprintf(stderr, "You may ask yourself...      how do I work this?\n");
+	putchar(7);
+	usleep(400 * 1000);
+	fprintf(stderr, "And you may find yourself... past the point of return 0;!\n");
+	putchar(7);
+	usleep(400 * 1000);
+	fprintf(stderr, "And you may ask yourself...  well, how did I get here?\n");
+	putchar(7);
+}