Dyalog / Dyalog/link

Link does not create a .linkconfig file even if it should with -recordflags set to keep stop bits

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Description

**Describe the bug**
Link does not create a .linkconfig file even if it should with -recordflags set to keep stop bits

**To Reproduce**
If you have an existing directory, erase the .linkconfig file there

]link.create # -recordflags
)ed
set a stop bit
press Escape to quit
)off

**Expected behaviour**
the .linkconfig file to be created and the stop saved

**Session transcript**
]link.create # d:\temp\linktest -recordflags
Linked: # ←→ "d:\temp\linktest"
)fns
foo goo hoo joo junk1 junk2 vcsVersDev xWhere
⍝ here, I edit vcsVersDev, add a stop to line 5 and press Escape
)off

**Desktop (please complete the following information):**
Windows 10
]tools.version
Dyalog 21.0.53930 64-bit Unicode, BuildID 22db4ee6
OS Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 (10.0.19045) 64-bit
Link 4.2.1
SALT 2.915
UCMD 2.8
.NET .NET 10.0.8

**Additional context**
met with Adám on teams and showed it to him via shared screen

He found that Link does create the .linkconfig file OK if it also creates the directory
]link.break #
]link.create # -recordflags

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