--- trunk/mlivecdbuild/mlivecdbuild2.sh	2008/04/10 20:52:33	713
+++ trunk/mlivecdbuild/mlivecdbuild2.sh	2009/05/09 12:00:20	863
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@
 
 				# do not auto-start any services!
 				add_initrc "export MAGE_BOOTSTRAP=true"
+				add_initrc 'die() { if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then echo "ERROR: $@"; exit 1; fi; }'
 
 				local i
 				for i in ${packages}
 				do
-					add_initrc "mage ${cmd} ${i}"
+					add_initrc "mage ${cmd} ${i} || die ${i}"
 				done
 				add_initrc "mage clean"