Add first time setup nethackrc logic

deps/Dockerfile

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ COPY nethack-launcher /
 COPY redis.conf /
 COPY run.sh /
 COPY chowner.sh /bin/
-COPY nethackrc /hack/.nethackrc
+COPY nethackrc /.nethackrc
 COPY run_nethack.sh /
 
 CMD ["/run.sh"]

nethack-launcher.go

@@ -570,6 +570,24 @@ func createInitialFiles() {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(fmt.Sprintf("%s/nhdat", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		exec.Command("cp", config.NethackLauncher.NhdatLocation, config.NethackLauncher.HackDir).Run()
 	}
+
+	// make sure initial rcfile exists
+	hackRCLoc := fmt.Sprintf("%s/.nethackrc", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(hackRCLoc); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		fmt.Printf("initial config file not found at: %s\n", hackRCLoc)
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
+
+		// check root and move in if applicable
+		if _, err := os.Stat("/.nethackrc"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			fmt.Printf("initial config file not found at root\n")
+			fmt.Printf("%s\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		} else {
+			// move nethackrc file to proper location
+			exec.Command("cp", "/.nethackrc", config.NethackLauncher.HackDir).Run()
+		}
+
+	}
 }
 
 func janitor(redisClient *redis.Client) {