static int copy_tiles_backward_pass(void) {
	int x, y, n, m;
	int diffs = 0, ct;

	if (unixpw_in_progress) return 0;

	for (y = ntiles_y - 1; y >= 0; y--) {
	    for (x = ntiles_x - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
		n = x + y * ntiles_x;		/* number of this tile */

		if (! tile_has_diff[n]) {
			continue;
		}

		m = x + (y-1) * ntiles_x;	/* neighboring tile upward */

		if (y >= 1 && ! tile_has_diff[m] && tile_region[n].top_diff) {
			if (! tile_tried[m]) {
				tile_has_diff[m] = 2;
				ct = copy_tiles(x, y-1, 1);
				if (ct < 0) return ct;	/* fatal */
			}
		}

		m = (x-1) + y * ntiles_x;	/* neighboring tile to left */

		if (x >= 1 && ! tile_has_diff[m] && tile_region[n].left_diff) {
			if (! tile_tried[m]) {
				tile_has_diff[m] = 2;
				ct = copy_tiles(x-1, y, 1);
				if (ct < 0) return ct;	/* fatal */
			}
		}
	    }
	}
	for (n=0; n < ntiles; n++) {
		if (tile_has_diff[n]) {
			diffs++;
		}
	}
	return diffs;
}
static int copy_tiles_backward_pass(void) {
	int x, y, n, m;
	int diffs = 0, ct;

	if (unixpw_in_progress) return 0;

	for (y = ntiles_y - 1; y >= 0; y--) {
	    for (x = ntiles_x - 1; x >= 0; x--) {
		n = x + y * ntiles_x;		 

		if (! tile_has_diff[n]) {
			continue;
		}

		m = x + (y-1) * ntiles_x;	 

		if (y >= 1 && ! tile_has_diff[m] && tile_region[n].top_diff) {
			if (! tile_tried[m]) {
				tile_has_diff[m] = 2;
				ct = copy_tiles(x, y-1, 1);
				if (ct < 0) return ct;	 
			}
		}

		m = (x-1) + y * ntiles_x;	 

		if (x >= 1 && ! tile_has_diff[m] && tile_region[n].left_diff) {
			if (! tile_tried[m]) {
				tile_has_diff[m] = 2;
				ct = copy_tiles(x-1, y, 1);
				if (ct < 0) return ct;	 
			}
		}
	    }
	}
	for (n=0; n < ntiles; n++) {
		if (tile_has_diff[n]) {
			diffs++;
		}
	}
	return diffs;
}