787d62b558f4864ea263ce03f7c4c01d9e4b2043
galt
  Fri Oct 15 17:10:49 2010 -0700
adding more safety checks
diff --git src/gfServer/gfServer.c src/gfServer/gfServer.c
index 8d1390d..cf2544a 100644
--- src/gfServer/gfServer.c
+++ src/gfServer/gfServer.c
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@
 
 /* Set up socket.  Get ready to listen to it. */
 socketHandle = netAcceptingSocket(port, 100);
+if (socketHandle < 0)
+    errAbort("Fatal Error: Unable to open listening socket on port %d.", port);
 
 logInfo("Server ready for queries!");
 printf("Server ready for queries!\n");