Hi Mike, Sounds like a bug. I'll look into it.
Tnx, David, W4SMT > Hi all, > > Some months ago, I posted[1] about an issue I had with > k3util not > functioning correctly on Linux if $HOME/Elecraft already > existed, > but $HOME/Elecraft/K3_Firmware did not. > > I've just bumped into this problem again, and lost quite a > bit of > time before remembering the previous issue. > > The problem is this: > > w2util will create $HOME/Elecraft on first run, and use it > to > store downloaded firmware. If $HOME/Elecraft already > exists, it > still works fine. > > k3util will create $HOME/Elecraft/K3_Firmware to store > downloaded > firmware. However, it $HOME/Elecraft already exists, > k3util will > silently fall back to storing downloaded files in the > current > working directory. > > Therefore, if, as I just did, you run w2util on a computer > that > you've never used k3util on, and then you run k3util on > that > system, it will confusingly download the files to > unexpected > locations. > > Would it be possible to change k3util so that it prompts > the user > for permission and then creates the required directories? > Silently falling back to the current working directory > should > certainly never happen. > > As an added bonus, how about a command-line option to allow > the > user to specify the download directory automatically? > Something > like 'k3util --download-dir="..."' would be very handy. > > > [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg76201.html > > > Thanks, > > -- > Mike, M0PRL / VP8DMH > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
