2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39868f65..eaeeb567 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.[oa]
 *.backup
 *.elc
+*.gcov
 *.l[oa]
 *.pyc
 *~
diff --git a/acprep b/acprep
index e7d8b6d4..7ddc0360 100755
--- a/acprep
+++ b/acprep
@@ -925,8 +925,12 @@ class PrepareBuild(CommandLineApp):
                             'lcov',
                             'sloccount'
                         ] + self.boost_info.dependencies('ubuntu-oeneric')
-                    self.log.info('Executing: ' + string.join(packages, ' '))
-                    self.execute(*packages)
+                    else:
+                        self.log.info('I do not recognize your version of Ubuntu!')
+                        packages = None
+                    if packages:
+                        self.log.info('Executing: ' + string.join(packages, ' '))
+                        self.execute(*packages)
 
             if exists('/etc/redhat-release'):
                 release = open('/etc/redhat-release')