From 07f72516ae299a61014b3a1fe8a1ba6c34140687 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eric Banks <ebanks@broadinstitute.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:14:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Unsupported platform should be a user error

---
 .../sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/CycleCovariate.java        | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/CycleCovariate.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/CycleCovariate.java
index 6b4fec04e..b0819ee69 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/CycleCovariate.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/recalibration/CycleCovariate.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class CycleCovariate implements StandardCovariate {
             }
         }
         else  {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("This method hasn't been implemented yet for " + read.getReadGroup().getPlatform());
+            throw new UserException("The platform (" + read.getReadGroup().getPlatform() + ") associated with read group " + read.getReadGroup() + " is not a recognized platform. Implemented options are e.g. illumina, 454, and solid");
         }
     }