--- MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2013/08/22 01:10:53	1.260
+++ MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2013/08/22 16:04:18	1.261
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.260 2013/08/22 01:10:53 jmc Exp $
+# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.261 2013/08/22 16:04:18 jahn Exp $
 # $Name:  $
 #
 # Makefile generator for MITgcm UV codes
@@ -2377,6 +2377,23 @@
     fi
 fi
 
+#  Make sure the openad package is enabled if using OpenAD
+if test "x$OPENAD" != x ; then
+    echo " $PACKAGES " | grep ' openad ' > /dev/null 2>&1
+    RETVAL=$?
+    if test "x$RETVAL" != x0 ; then
+	cat <<EOF
+
+*********************************************************************
+ERROR: when generating an adjoint with OpenAD, the openad package
+  must be enabled.  Please add it to packages.conf.
+*********************************************************************
+
+EOF
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 if  test "x${PKG_DEPEND}" != x ; then
   echo "  applying package dependency rules"
   ck=