1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/git-buildpackage b/git-buildpackage
index 5645b54d..f7360c4d 100755
--- a/git-buildpackage
+++ b/git-buildpackage
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import sys,os,commands,re
 import optparse
 from git_buildpackage import GitTag, Command, CommandExecFailed
-from git_buildpackage.utils import is_repository_clean
+from git_buildpackage.utils import is_repository_clean, is_repository
 
 build_cmd='debuild'
     
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def main(argv):
     if options.verbose:
         Command.verbose = True
 
+    if not is_repository('.'):
+        print >>sys.stderr,"%s is not a git repository" % (os.path.abspath('.'))
+        return 1
+
     try:
         if not options.ignore_new:
             Command(options.build_cmd,['clean'])()