2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a64a658..e408ae7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-10-11  shawn  <sabetts@vcn.bc.ca>
 
+	* src/bar.c (show_last_message): abort if there was no last
+	message.
+
 	* src/events.c (configure_request): Always check the rudeness
 	level before honouring a raise request.
 
diff --git a/src/bar.c b/src/bar.c
index a329d47..fc7e8c2 100644
--- a/src/bar.c
+++ b/src/bar.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ show_last_message ()
 {
   char *msg;
 
+  if (last_msg == NULL) return;
+
   /* A little kludge to avoid last_msg in marked_message from being
      strdup'd right after freeing the pointer. Note: in this case
      marked_message's msg arg would have been the same as