From a92ca028b16c6dcf245bf9e8243830fac6213a16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SChernykh <15806605+SChernykh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2024 00:19:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Exit early if command line is invalid

---
 src/p2pool.cpp | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/p2pool.cpp b/src/p2pool.cpp
index 118e7e6..9ed851b 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ p2pool::p2pool(int argc, char* argv[])
 	LOGINFO(1, log::LightCyan() << VERSION);
 
 	Params* p = new Params(argc, argv);
+
+	if (!p->valid()) {
+		LOGERR(1, "Invalid or missing command line. Try \"p2pool --help\".");
+		delete p;
+		throw std::exception();
+	}
+
 	m_params = p;
 
 #ifdef WITH_UPNP