Merge branch 'check_nr_threads_valid' into 'master'

added check for valid thread number provided

See merge request !1827

swift.c

@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   }
 
   /* Deal with thread numbers */
+  if (nr_threads <= 0)
+    error("Invalid number of threads provided (%d), must be > 0.", nr_threads);
   if (nr_pool_threads == -1) nr_pool_threads = nr_threads;
 
   /* Write output parameter file */