def sanityCheck():
logger.subsection("checking to make sure system environment is sane")
err = scheck.initialize()
if(len(err) > 0):
logger.subsection("the following errors resulted from sanity check:")
for message in err:
logger.subsection(message)
logger.subsection("installation cannot continue")
return 1
else:
logger.subsection("yup, system is sane")
return 0
