Index: common/packets.c
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RCS file: /home/freeciv/CVS/freeciv/common/packets.c,v
retrieving revision 1.212
diff -u -r1.212 packets.c
--- common/packets.c	2002/08/10 17:07:24	1.212
+++ common/packets.c	2002/08/11 10:43:32
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@
 
   freelog(LOG_DEBUG, "sending packet type=%d len=%d", data[2], len);
 
+  if (pc->player && is_server) {
+    assert(conn_list_size(&pc->player->connections) > 0
+	   && pc->player->is_connected);
+  }
+
   if (!is_server) {
     pc->client.last_request_id_used =
 	get_next_request_id(pc->client.last_request_id_used);