Modify create and edit to work with new package format.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
index e8fbb46d7a..bc47b77258 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ import re
 from contextlib import closing
 
 import llnl.util.tty as tty
+from llnl.util.filesystem import mkdirp
 
 import spack
 import spack.cmd
+import spack.cmd.checksum
 import spack.package
 import spack.url
+import spack.packages as packages
 import spack.util.crypto as crypto
-import spack.cmd.checksum
 
 from spack.util.executable import which
 from spack.stage import Stage
@@ -143,8 +145,10 @@ def create(parser, args):
     pkg_path = spack.db.filename_for_package_name(name)
     if os.path.exists(pkg_path) and not args.force:
         tty.die("%s already exists." % pkg_path)
+    else:
+        mkdirp(os.path.dirname(pkg_path))
 
-    class_name = spack.db.class_name_for_package_name(name)
+    class_name = packages.class_name_for_package_name(name)
     versions = list(reversed(spack.package.find_versions_of_archive(url)))
 
     archives_to_fetch = 1
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py
index 8a22567099..fd77e390ee 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/edit.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import string
 from contextlib import closing
 
 import llnl.util.tty as tty
+from llnl.util.filesystem import mkdirp
 
 import spack
+import spack.packages as packages
 
 description = "Open package files in $EDITOR"
 
@@ -77,8 +79,8 @@ def edit(parser, args):
             tty.die("No package '%s'.  Use spack create, or supply -f/--force "
                     "to edit a new file." % name)
         else:
-            class_name = spack.db.class_name_for_package_name(name)
-
+            mkdirp(os.path.dirname(path))
+            class_name = packages.class_name_for_package_name(name)
             with closing(open(path, "w")) as pkg_file:
                 pkg_file.write(
                     package_template.substitute(name=name, class_name=class_name))