From b924d8b8102965611d5f0702ac79c96bbc62e0fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cblack <cale_black@rapid7.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:23:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Added error checking to the release retrieval step

---
 auto/config | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/auto/config b/auto/config
index b60b576..2b18d6a 100755
--- a/auto/config
+++ b/auto/config
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ eval set -- "$temp"
 
 # Resolve release name
 dist=$(curl -s $kali_mirror/dists/$dist/Release | awk '/^Codename:/ {print $2}')
+if [ -z "$dist" ]; then
+	echo "ERROR: Build release could not be resolved"
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 # live-build doesn't work if --parent-debian-distribution is unknown of
 # debian-cd => we have to put a symlink so that it deals with kali like sid