--- ck4up.old	2003-09-19 15:31:40.000000000 +0200
+++ ck4up	2003-10-11 14:21:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 require 'md5'
 require 'gdbm'
 
-
-Config   = ENV['HOME'] + '/ck4up/ck4up.conf'
-Database = ENV['HOME'] + '/ck4up/ck4up.dbm'
+BaseDir = ENV['HOME'] + '/.ck4up/'
+Config   = BaseDir + 'ck4up.conf'
+Database = BaseDir + 'ck4up.dbm'
 Threads_max = 20
 
 
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@
 if ARGV.include?('-h') then usage end
 %w{-k -v -h -d}.each { |a| ARGV.delete(a) }
 
+if not File.directory?(BaseDir) then
+	puts "Creating data directory #{BaseDir}"
+	begin
+		Dir.mkdir(BaseDir)
+	rescue SystemCallError => exception
+		puts "Failed to create data directory #{BaseDir}: " + exception
+		exit -1
+	end
+end
 
 CheckUp.set_db(Database,readonly)