Index: /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/magic_destreak.pl
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--- /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/magic_destreak.pl	(revision 30258)
+++ /trunk/ippScripts/scripts/magic_destreak.pl	(revision 30259)
@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@
            'cam_reduction=s'=> \$cam_reduction,  # reduction class from camera stage (for chip and raw)
            'outroot=s'      => \$outroot,     # "directory" for temporary images (may be nebulous)
-           'recoveryroot=s' => \$recoveryroot,# "directory" for saving the images of excised pixels
+           'recoveryroot=s' => \$recoveryroot,# "prefix" for saving the images of excised pixels
            'replace=s'      => \$replace,    # replace the input images with the results.
            'magicked=s'     => \$magicked,   # magicked state of the run
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@
 my $recovery_path_base;
 if ($recoveryroot) {
-    if (!inNebulous($recoveryroot)) {
-        if (! -e $recoveryroot ) {
-            my $code = system "mkdir -p $recoveryroot";
-            &my_die("cannot create output directory $recoveryroot", $magic_ds_id, $component,
-                    $code >> 8) if $code;
-        }
-    }
-    # note: trailing / is necessary
-    $recovery_path_base = "$recoveryroot/$basename/";
+    # recoveryroot is a path to prepend to the basenames of the input files
+    if (inNebulous($recoveryroot)) {
+        # if recoveryroot is a nebulous path we ignore the actual path and put the files in the
+        # the same "directory" as the input files
+        $recoveryroot = "$dirname/REC_";
+    } else {
+        $ipprc->outroot_prepare($recoveryroot);
+    }
+    $recovery_path_base = $recoveryroot . $basename;
 }
 
@@ -601,4 +601,6 @@
     $command   .= " -magic_ds_id $magic_ds_id";
     $command   .= " -component $component";
+    $command .= " -backup_path_base $backup_path_base" if $backup_path_base;
+    $command .= " -recovery_path_base $recovery_path_base" if $recovery_path_base;
     $command   .= " -fault $exit_code";
     $command   .= " -dbname $dbname" if defined $dbname;