Instead of the program creating a blank config file and aborting, that would be a good opportunity to run a little wizard questionnaire to set up the program:

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"[02/08/2012 18:44:39] Welcome to Phoenix v2.0.0-rc1"
"I see this is the first time you've run Phoenix, please provide some information for your initial configuration:"

"Pool URL:"
[if not detected in URL:]
"Pool Port:"
"Pool Worker Username:"
"Pool Worker Password:"

"Available OpenCL processing devices:"
    [[0]] Juniper
    [[1]] Juniper
    [[2]] Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz

"Please input the number(s) of the devices to use (Enter= Use All):"

"Do you wish to autodetect the best settings (Y/N) (Enter=Auto)?:"

"- Manual Configuration -"

"Available OpenCL software kernels:"
    [[0]] opencl (default)
    [[1]] phatk2
    [[2]] diapolo

"Please select the software kernel (Enter=default):"

"Available worksizes: 64, 128, 256"
"Please enter the OpenCL kernel worksize (Enter=autodetect):"

"Available vector sizes: 2, 4"
"Please enter the desired work vector size (Enter=autodetect):"

"Available aggression setting (work unit size): 1-14 (default 6)"
"Please enter the desired aggression (Enter=default):"
 
"Thank you, parameters saved to configuration file phoenix.cfg!"
[18:46:23] Connected to server
[18:46:23] Server gave new work; passing to WorkQueue
[18:46:23] New block (WorkQueue)