//open our BAM reader
BamReader reader;
- reader.Open(m_settings->InputBamFilename);
+ if (!reader.Open(m_settings->InputBamFilename)) {
+ cerr << "Could not open " << m_settings->InputBamFilename << " for reading." << endl;
+ return false;
+ }
m_references = reader.GetReferenceData();
// set up our output 'visitor'