diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 600a1e4d..08b07a2f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2006-08-22 Joerg Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
+
+	* bitbang.c: Move the bitbang prerequisite checks out from
+	main() into their own bitbang_check_prerequisites().
+	* bitbang.h: (Ditto.)
+	* main.c: (Ditto.)
+	* par.c: (Ditto.)
+	* serbb_posix.c: (Ditto.)
+	* serbb_win32.c: (Ditto.)
+
 2006-08-22 Joerg Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
 
 	* avrdude.conf.in: Add page mode parameters for all "eeprom"
diff --git a/bitbang.c b/bitbang.c
index e6102c7f..a420dc2d 100644
--- a/bitbang.c
+++ b/bitbang.c
@@ -335,4 +335,24 @@ int bitbang_initialize(PROGRAMMER * pgm, AVRPART * p)
   return 0;
 }
 
+static void verify_pin_assigned(PROGRAMMER * pgm, int pin, char * desc)
+{
+  if (pgm->pinno[pin] == 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: no pin has been assigned for %s\n",
+            progname, desc);
+    exit(1);
+  }
+}
 
+
+/*
+ * Verify all prerequisites for a bit-bang programmer are present.
+ */
+void bitbang_check_prerequisites(PROGRAMMER *pgm)
+{
+
+  verify_pin_assigned(pgm, PIN_AVR_RESET, "AVR RESET");
+  verify_pin_assigned(pgm, PIN_AVR_SCK,   "AVR SCK");
+  verify_pin_assigned(pgm, PIN_AVR_MISO,  "AVR MISO");
+  verify_pin_assigned(pgm, PIN_AVR_MOSI,  "AVR MOSI");
+}
diff --git a/bitbang.h b/bitbang.h
index 90f0d481..a0cf32e6 100644
--- a/bitbang.h
+++ b/bitbang.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ int bitbang_getpin(int fd, int pin);
 int bitbang_highpulsepin(int fd, int pin);
 void bitbang_delay(unsigned int us);
 
+void bitbang_check_prerequisites(PROGRAMMER *pgm);
+
 int  bitbang_rdy_led        (PROGRAMMER * pgm, int value);
 int  bitbang_err_led        (PROGRAMMER * pgm, int value);
 int  bitbang_pgm_led        (PROGRAMMER * pgm, int value);
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 64a11e7a..4de31113 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -165,17 +165,6 @@ void programmer_display(char * p)
 
 
 
-void verify_pin_assigned(int pin, char * desc)
-{
-  if (pgm->pinno[pin] == 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s: error: no pin has been assigned for %s\n",
-            progname, desc);
-    exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
-
-
 PROGRAMMER * locate_programmer(LISTID programmers, char * configid)
 {
   LNODEID ln1, ln2;
@@ -1097,7 +1086,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv [])
     }
   }
 
-
   /*
    * set up seperate instances of the avr part, one for use in
    * programming, one for use in verifying.  These are separate
@@ -1106,13 +1094,6 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv [])
   p = avr_dup_part(p);
   v = avr_dup_part(p);
 
-  if (strcmp(pgm->type, "PPI") == 0) {
-    verify_pin_assigned(PIN_AVR_RESET, "AVR RESET");
-    verify_pin_assigned(PIN_AVR_SCK,   "AVR SCK");
-    verify_pin_assigned(PIN_AVR_MISO,  "AVR MISO");
-    verify_pin_assigned(PIN_AVR_MOSI,  "AVR MOSI");
-  }
-
   /*
    * open the programmer
    */
diff --git a/par.c b/par.c
index 7cc30ff4..6f7ac1e8 100644
--- a/par.c
+++ b/par.c
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ static int par_open(PROGRAMMER * pgm, char * port)
 {
   int rc;
 
+  bitbang_check_prerequisites(pgm);
+
   pgm->fd = ppi_open(port);
   if (pgm->fd < 0) {
     fprintf(stderr, "%s: failed to open parallel port \"%s\"\n\n",
diff --git a/serbb_posix.c b/serbb_posix.c
index b78cddae..dae8bbb7 100644
--- a/serbb_posix.c
+++ b/serbb_posix.c
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ static int serbb_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, char *port)
   struct termios mode;
   int flags;
 
+  bitbang_check_prerequisites(pgm);
+
   /* adapted from uisp code */
 
   pgm->fd = open(port, O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY | O_NONBLOCK);
diff --git a/serbb_win32.c b/serbb_win32.c
index e4cd95d5..8876fb08 100644
--- a/serbb_win32.c
+++ b/serbb_win32.c
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ static int serbb_open(PROGRAMMER *pgm, char *port)
 	LPVOID lpMsgBuf;
 	HANDLE hComPort = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
 
+	bitbang_check_prerequisites(pgm);
+
 	hComPort = CreateFile(port, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, NULL,
                               OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);