register struct objclass *ocl = &objects[typ];
int nn = ocl->oc_name_known, omndx = obj->corpsenm;
const char *actualn = OBJ_NAME(*ocl);
- const char *dn = OBJ_DESCR(*ocl);
+ const char *dn = OBJ_DESCR(*ocl) ? OBJ_DESCR(*ocl) : actualn;
const char *un = ocl->oc_uname;
boolean pluralize = (obj->quan != 1L) && !(cxn_flags & CXN_SINGULAR);
boolean known, dknown, bknown;
Strcpy(buf, (obj->spe < 3) ? "moist " : "wet ");
if (!dknown)
- Strcat(buf, dn ? dn : actualn);
+ Strcat(buf, dn);
else if (nn)
Strcat(buf, actualn);
else if (un) {
- Strcat(buf, dn ? dn : actualn);
+ Strcat(buf, dn);
Strcat(buf, " called ");
Strcat(buf, un);
} else
- Strcat(buf, dn ? dn : actualn);
+ Strcat(buf, dn);
/* If we use an() here we'd have to remember never to use */
/* it whenever calling doname() or xname(). */
if (typ == FIGURINE && omndx != NON_PM) {