more ini pointer refinements

config/tunconf.go

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type Conf struct {
 	AccessListType            string
 	AccessList                []string
 	MessageReliability        string
+    exists bool
 }
 
 // Print returns and prints a formatted list of configured tunnel settings.
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ func (c *Conf) I2PINILoad(iniFile string, label ...string) error {
 // NewI2PBlankTunConf returns an empty but intialized tunconf
 func NewI2PBlankTunConf() *Conf {
 	var c Conf
+    c.exists = true
 	return &c
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ func NewI2PBlankTunConf() *Conf {
 // before starting the tunnel
 func NewI2PTunConf(iniFile string, label ...string) (*Conf, error) {
 	var err error
-	var c Conf
+	var c := NewI2PBlankTunConf()
 	if err = c.I2PINILoad(iniFile, label...); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}