[Elecraft] K3 / W2 utility conflict

[David Fleming]

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/elecraft@mailman.qth.net/msg76201.html
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- 
> Mike, M0PRL / VP8DMH
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