avoid looking for a tracker before config exists

corrlib/initialization.py

@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ def _create_config(path: str) -> None:
     return
 
 
-def create(path: str) -> None:
+def create(path: str, tracker = 'datalad') -> None:
     """
     Create folder of backlogs.
 
     """
-    init(path)
+    init(path, tracker)
     _create_db(os.path.join(path, 'backlogger.db'))
-    os.chmod(os.path.join(path, 'backlogger.db'), 0o666)  # why does this not work?
+    os.chmod(os.path.join(path, 'backlogger.db'), 0o666)
     _create_config(path)
     os.makedirs(os.path.join(path, 'projects'))
     os.makedirs(os.path.join(path, 'archive'))

corrlib/tracker.py

@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ def save(path: str, message: str, files: Optional[list[str]]=None) -> None:
         raise ValueError(f"Tracker {tracker} is not supported.")
 
 
-def init(path: str) -> None:
+def init(path: str, tracker: str='datalad') -> None:
-    tracker = get_tracker(path)
     if tracker == 'datalad':
         dl.create(path)
     elif tracker == 'None':