Index: trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl
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--- trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl	(revision 30922)
+++ trunk/ippScripts/scripts/dist_bundle.pl	(revision 31505)
@@ -106,16 +106,17 @@
     defined $stage_id and
     defined $component and
-    defined $exp_type and
     defined $path_base and
     defined $outroot;
 
+if ($stage eq 'raw' and !$clean and !$no_magic) {
+    
+    # for raw stage need to have exposure type defined and if the type is OBJECT we need
+    # a chip_path_base so we can find the chip mask file
+    if (!defined $exp_type or ($exp_type eq 'OBJECT' and !defined $chip_path_base)) {
+        pod2usage( -msg => "Required options: --chip_path_base --exp_type for raw stage", -exitval => 3);
+    }
+}
+
 $ipprc->redirect_output($logfile) if $logfile;
-
-if ($stage eq 'raw' and !$clean and !$no_magic) {
-    # need to be able to find chip mask file
-    if ($exp_type eq 'OBJECT' and !defined $chip_path_base) {
-        pod2usage( -msg => "Required options: --chip_path_base for raw stage", -exitval => 3);
-    }
-}
 
 $ipprc->define_camera($camera);