1 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/gitMergeCommon.py b/gitMergeCommon.py
index ce9694b15..3af4fbd15 100644
--- a/gitMergeCommon.py
+++ b/gitMergeCommon.py
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import sys, re, os, traceback
 from sets import Set
 
+def die(*args):
+    printList(args, sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+def printList(list, file=sys.stdout):
+    for x in list:
+        file.write(str(x))
+        file.write(' ')
+    file.write('\n')
+
 if sys.version_info[0] < 2 or \
        (sys.version_info[0] == 2 and sys.version_info[1] < 4):
-    print 'Python version 2.4 required, found', \
-          str(sys.version_info[0])+'.'+str(sys.version_info[1])+'.'+ \
-          str(sys.version_info[2])
-    sys.exit(1)
+    die('Python version 2.4 required, found', \
+        str(sys.version_info[0])+'.'+str(sys.version_info[1])+'.'+ \
+        str(sys.version_info[2]))
 
 import subprocess
 
-def die(*args):
-    printList(args, sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(2)
-
 # Debugging machinery
 # -------------------
 
@@ -32,12 +37,6 @@ def debug(*args):
         if funcName in functionsToDebug:
             printList(args)
 
-def printList(list, file=sys.stdout):
-    for x in list:
-        file.write(str(x))
-        file.write(' ')
-    file.write('\n')
-
 # Program execution
 # -----------------