1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/build b/build
index 383e83cb..080c1e16 100755
--- a/build
+++ b/build
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ git_init()
 	git tag -a "$version" -m "$projectname $version" || return 1
 }
 
+git_err()
+{
+	printf "You need to set git name/email, like so:\n%s\n\n" "$1" 1>&2
+	$err "Git name/email not configured"
+}
+
 mkrelease()
 {
 	export XBMK_RELEASE="y"