Merge branch 'master' into timeoutVerify

core/pom.xml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.threerings.getdown</groupId>
     <artifactId>getdown</artifactId>
-    <version>1.8.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.8.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>getdown-core</artifactId>

core/src/main/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/EnvConfig.java

@@ -139,9 +139,10 @@ public final class EnvConfig {
             }
         }
 
-        // ensure that we were able to fine an app dir
+        // if no appdir was provided, default to the current working directory
         if (appDir == null) {
-            return null; // caller will report problem to user
+            appDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");
+            appDirProv = "default (cwd)";
         }
 
         notes.add(Note.info("Using appdir from " + appDirProv + ": " + appDir));