+static int ensure_dir_exists(const char *dir)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+ int result;
+
+ if(!strcmp(dir, ""))
+ return -1;
+
+ result = stat(dir, &st);
+ if(result == -1 && errno != ENOENT) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+ else if(result == -1) {
+ /* ENOENT */
+ char buf[200];
+ int result;
+
+ result = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "mkdir -p \"%s\"", dir);
+ if(result >= sizeof(buf)) {
+ ERR("snprintf buffer overflow");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ result = system(buf);
+ if(result != 0) {
+ ERR("executing command %s", buf);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+