Install elisa:

::

  $ sudo python setup.py install

run elisa from $HOME or /tmp or any location != from a elisa svn
working copy so that you're sure elisa will pick system-wide installed
package. Also be sure to check your PYTHONPATH is clean.

Check Elisa correctly creates the ~/.elisa/ directory if it's not
already there

::

  $ elisa

If you supply a config file as argument, Elisa should try to load it
if it exists or create a new config if it doesn't exists

::

  $ cd /tmp
  $ rm -f test.conf
  $ elisa test.conf
  # quit elisa
  # check test.conf file.
