#!/bin/bash
-. /home/cowbuilder/neurodebian.git/tools/nd_cmdsettings.sh
+family=$1
+dist=$2
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$family" ]; then
+ echo "You need to provide a distribution family ('debian', 'ubuntu'); prefix with 'nd+' to enable the NeuroDebian repository."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$dist" ]; then
+ echo "You need to provide a distribution codename (e.g. 'lenny', 'squeeze')."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+. /etc/neurodebian/cmdsettings.sh
# common options
opts="--distribution $dist --aptcache $aptcache --buildplace $buildplace"