bool do_alert = false;

        }
    }
    void alert_faction(bool friendly)
    {
        int alerter;
        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_MONSTERS; i++)
        {
            const monsters *mon = &menv[i];
            if (!mon->alive())
                continue;
            if (mons_friendly(mon) != friendly)
            {
                alerter = i;
                break;
            }
        }
        // Move player aside so that behaviour_event() default src_pos
        // isn't the same as the player's position, in order to avoid an
        // assertion.
        you.position = coord_def(-1, -1);
        for (int i = 0; i < MAX_MONSTERS; i++)
        {
            monsters *mon = &menv[i];
            if (!mon->alive())
                continue;
            if (mons_friendly(mon) == friendly)
                behaviour_event(mon, ME_ALERT, alerter);

    void alert_monsters()
    {
        if (!do_alert)
            return;
        alert_faction(true);
        alert_faction(false);
    }

        do_alert      = strip_tag(spec, "alert");

        alert_monsters();