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   Message 796 of 2,396   
   Nicholas Boel to Wilfred van Velzen   
   FConfig   
   08 Aug 17 16:38:08   
   
   Hello Wilfred,   
      
   On Tue Aug 08 2017 08:20:26, Wilfred van Velzen wrote to Nicholas Boel:   
      
    WV> That's by design. Directories need to exist, or otherwise FConfig   
    WV> tries to create them. And we already discussed this (more or less).   
    WV> Just let FConfig create them, as the structure would be on your linux   
    WV> drive. And set the environment variable for the linux modules to   
    WV> whatever the dos/window drive letter needs to be converted on your   
    WV> linux path. So it would be even more convenient if your windows shared   
    WV> the drive with your linux, for instance by using a samba share...   
      
   I don't share drives, but now that you mention it I vaguely remember the   
   original conversation.   
      
    NB>> Should I just edit .cfg file manually to get these future   
    NB>> locations to stay put?   
      
    WV> You could, but good luck with that: editting the binary config files,   
    WV> and not f*cking things up! ;)   
      
   I realized it was binary after I saved the message.   
      
   If the .cfg file were text-based, we wouldn't be having this conversation and   
   I wouldn't need FConfig at all! ;)   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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