#!/bin/bash
-. /home/neurodebian/neurodebian.git/tools/nd_cmdsettings.sh
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+ family=${1%%-*}
+ dist=${1##*-}
+elif [ $# -ge 2 ]; then
+ family=$1
+ dist=$2
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -z "$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 "$dist" ]; then
+ echo "you need to provide a distribution codename (e.g. 'lenny', 'squeeze')."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+. /etc/neurodebian/cmdsettings.sh "$family" "$dist"
# common options
opts="--distribution $dist --aptcache $aptcache --buildplace $buildplace"