1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mixlib/mix.c b/mixlib/mix.c
index 305bb65..34a79b4 100644
--- a/mixlib/mix.c
+++ b/mixlib/mix.c
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
  *  
  */
 
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
 
 #include "mix_types.h"
 #include "mix_ins.h"
@@ -61,3 +66,32 @@ const char *MIX_GPL_LICENSE =
 "along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software\n"
 "Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.\n";
 
+/* check dir, and create it if it doesn't exist */
+gboolean
+mix_stat_dir (const gchar *dirname, const gchar *alias)
+{
+  struct stat statbuf;
+  
+  g_return_val_if_fail (dirname != NULL, FALSE);
+  if (alias == NULL) alias = "";
+  
+  if (stat (dirname, &statbuf) == -1)
+    {
+      if (errno != ENOENT || mkdir (dirname, S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO))
+	{
+	  g_warning ("Error creating %s dir %s: %s",
+		     alias, dirname, strerror (errno));
+	  return FALSE;
+	}
+      stat (dirname, &statbuf);
+    }
+  
+  if (!(statbuf.st_mode & S_IFDIR))
+    {
+      g_warning ("Error setting %s dir: %s is not a directory",
+		 alias, dirname);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+  
+  return TRUE;
+}