Index: trunk/ippToPsps/test/mkgpc1.sh
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/test/mkgpc1.sh	(revision 40215)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/test/mkgpc1.sh	(revision 40218)
@@ -28,4 +28,10 @@
   # create a database with completely minimal tables needed to test
   mysql -h $dbhost -u $dbuser $dbpass -e "CREATE DATABASE $dbname"
+  if ($status) then
+    echo "ERROR: failed to create mysql database $dbname ($0)"
+    echo " NOTE: before running this test, you must have a mysql user:"
+    echo "       mkgpc1.sh user localhost dvo dvo (requires root password)"
+    exit 1
+  endif
   mysql -h $dbhost -u $dbuser $dbpass $dbname < gpc1schema.sql
   exit 0;
@@ -45,5 +51,5 @@
   (mysql -B -h $dbhost -u $dbuser $dbpass -e "show databases" | grep ^$dbname\$) >& /dev/null
   if ($status) then
-    echo "database $dbname does not yet exist"
+    echo "INFO: database $dbname does not yet exist ($0)"
     exit 0
   endif