a new method for finding out that a unit died in battle.

turns out, a unit can have 0 people without dying or being a TEMP (GIVE them all away, then RECRUIT more).

src/economy.c

@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ static int do_recruiting(recruitment * recruits, int available)
         use_pooled(u, get_resourcetype(R_SILVER), GET_DEFAULT,
           rc->recruitcost * number);
       }
-      if (u->number == 0 && !fval(u, UFL_ISNEW)) {
-          /* unit is empty, and not a TEMP => it is dead, and cannot recruit */
+      if (u->number == 0 && fval(u, UFL_DEAD)) {
+          /* unit is empty, dead, and cannot recruit */
           number = 0;
       }
       if (number > 0) {

src/kernel/battle.c

@@ -2661,6 +2661,7 @@ static void aftermath(battle * b)
       int dead = dead_fighters(df);
       int sum_hp = 0;
       int n;
+      int flags = 0;
 
       for (n = 0; n != df->alive; ++n) {
         if (df->person[n].hp > 0) {
@@ -2669,11 +2670,16 @@ static void aftermath(battle * b)
       }
       snumber += du->number;
       if (relevant) {
-        int flags = UFL_LONGACTION | UFL_NOTMOVING;
+        flags = UFL_LONGACTION | UFL_NOTMOVING;
         if (du->status == ST_FLEE) {
           flags -= UFL_NOTMOVING;
         }
-        fset(du, flags);
+      }
+      if (df->alive == 0) {
+          flags |= UFL_DEAD;
+      }
+      if (flags) {
+          fset(du, flags);
       }
       if (sum_hp + df->run.hp < du->hp) {
         /* someone on the ship got damaged, damage the ship */

src/kernel/unit.h

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extern "C" {
   struct item;
   struct sc_mage;
 
-#define UFL_DEBUG         (1<<0)
+#define UFL_DEAD          (1<<0)
 #define UFL_ISNEW         (1<<1)        /* 2 */
 #define UFL_LONGACTION    (1<<2)        /* 4 */
 #define UFL_OWNER         (1<<3)        /* 8 */