Index: freeciv/server/stdinhand.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/server/stdinhand.c,v
retrieving revision 1.196
diff -u -r1.196 stdinhand.c
--- server/stdinhand.c	2001/12/11 16:48:49	1.196
+++ server/stdinhand.c	2001/12/12 17:21:47
@@ -179,7 +179,20 @@
   { return valid_ruleset("cities",v,r_m); }
 static int valid_game_ruleset(char *v, char **r_m)
   { return valid_ruleset("game",v,r_m); }
-
+static int valid_max_players(int v, char **r_m)
+{
+  static char buffer[MAX_LEN_CONSOLE_LINE];
+
+  *r_m = buffer;
+  if (v<game.nplayers) {
+    my_snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer),
+		_("Number of players is higher than requested value, keeping old value"));
+    return 0;
+  }
+  buffer[0] = '\0';
+  return 1;
+}
+  
 #define SETTING_IS_INT(s) ((s)->value!=NULL)
 #define SETTING_IS_STRING(s) ((s)->value==NULL)
 
@@ -296,7 +309,7 @@
     N_("There must be at least this many players (connected players or AI's) "
        "before the game can start.") },
   
-  { "maxplayers", &game.max_players, NULL, NULL,
+  { "maxplayers", &game.max_players, valid_max_players, NULL,
     SSET_PLAYERS, SSET_TO_CLIENT,
     GAME_MIN_MAX_PLAYERS, GAME_MAX_MAX_PLAYERS, GAME_DEFAULT_MAX_PLAYERS,
     N_("Maximum number of players"),