Wireshark · Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 11645] New: Qt Wireshark - First time install on OS X - Have to manually creat

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Bug ID	11645
Summary	Qt Wireshark - First time install on OS X - Have to manually create ~/.config folder
Product	Wireshark
Version	unspecified
Hardware	x86
OS	Mac OS X 10.10
Status	UNCONFIRMED
Severity	Major
Priority	Low
Component	Qt UI
Assignee	bugzilla-admin@wireshark.org
Reporter	jyoung@gsu.edu

Build Information:
Build Information:
Version 2.1.0-279-ga25c484 (v2.1.0rc0-279-ga25c484 from unknown)

Copyright 1998-2015 Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> and contributors.
License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Compiled (64-bit) with Qt 5.3.2, with libpcap, without POSIX capabilities, with
libz 1.2.5, with GLib 2.36.0, with SMI 0.4.8, without c-ares, without ADNS,
with
Lua 5.2, with GnuTLS 2.12.19, with Gcrypt 1.5.0, with MIT Kerberos, with GeoIP,
with QtMultimedia, without AirPcap.

Running on Mac OS X 10.10.5, build 14F1021 (Darwin 14.5.0), with locale C, with
libpcap version 1.5.3 - Apple version 47, with libz 1.2.5, with GnuTLS 2.12.19,
with Gcrypt 1.5.0.
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz (with SSE4.2)

Built using llvm-gcc 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build
2336.9.00).

Wireshark is Open Source Software released under the GNU General Public
License.

Check the man page and http://www.wireshark.org for more information.
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On an OS X system that previously had never installed Wireshark, closing the
Capture Interfaces dialog with the latest development version of Wireshark will
result in an error message box with the following text: 

> Can't create directory "/Users/<MYLOGIN>/.config/wireshark" for preferences file: No such file or directory."

Steps to reproduce (on OS X):

1 - Confirm there is no ~/.config folder.

2 - Confirm there is no ~/.wireshark folder.

3 - Start Wireshark.

4 - Select the menu item Capture -> Options ... 

The Capture Interfaces dialog should be now open.

(Question: From a UI usability point-of-view should the menu item name be
changed from Capture -> "Options ..." to Capture -> "Interfaces ..." or should
the title of the dialog be changed from "Capture Interfaces" to "Capture
Options"?

5 - In the Capture Interfaces dialog click on the "Close" button.

An error dialog will open displaying the message reported above.

NOTE: If one manually creates the ~/.config folder (or if the ~/.wireshark
folder exists) then the error message will not pop up.

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