--- /var/tmp/portage/leo-4.2/work/leo-4.2-final/src/leoConfig.py	2004-07-20 08:11:58.000000000 -0700
+++ /var/tmp/abeni/leoConfig.py	2004-11-08 22:49:31.055019376 -0800
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import os
 import string
 import sys
+import shutil
 
 class baseConfig:
     """The base class for Leo's configuration handler."""
@@ -84,10 +85,12 @@
     
     def init (self):
     
-        try:
-            self.configDir = sys.leo_config_directory
-        except:
-            self.configDir = g.os_path_join(g.app.loadDir,"..","config")
+        self.configDir = os.path.expanduser("~/.leo")
+        if not os.path.exists(self.configDir):
+            os.mkdir(self.configDir)
+            config_file = "%s/leoConfig.txt" % \
+                            g.os_path_join(g.app.loadDir,"..","config")
+            shutil.copy(config_file, self.configDir)
     
         self.configFileName = g.os_path_join(self.configDir,"leoConfig.txt")