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-rw-r--r--host/utils/uhd_image_loader.cpp5
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/host/utils/uhd_image_loader.cpp b/host/utils/uhd_image_loader.cpp
index 39efc8f1e..5ea789ee2 100644
--- a/host/utils/uhd_image_loader.cpp
+++ b/host/utils/uhd_image_loader.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ int UHD_SAFE_MAIN(int argc, char *argv[]){
image_loader_args.firmware_path = vm["fw-path"].as<std::string>();
image_loader_args.fpga_path = vm["fpga-path"].as<std::string>();
+ // Force user to specify a device
+ if(not image_loader_args.args.has_key("type")){
+ throw uhd::runtime_error("You must specify a device type.");
+ }
+
// Clean up paths, if given
if(image_loader_args.firmware_path != ""){
#ifndef UHD_PLATFORM_WIN32