1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/tools/libltgrey.c b/tools/libltgrey.c
index 7104c69..9b02642 100644
--- a/tools/libltgrey.c
+++ b/tools/libltgrey.c
@@ -126,28 +126,36 @@ void whatsit::update(const string msg, const timeval new_mod,
 }
 #endif
 
-int whatsit::maybe_mkdir(const string somedir, const string msg){
+int whatsit::maybe_mkdir(const string subdir, const string msg){
 // see if our directory exists:
+  string mydir = parent_dir;
+  if (subdir != ".") {
+    mydir += "/" + subdir;
+  }
   struct stat dirstat;
-  int rslt = stat(somedir.c_str(), &dirstat);
+  int rslt = stat(mydir.c_str(), &dirstat);
   if (rslt != 0){
     if (errno != ENOENT) {
       cerr << progid << " stat failed for "
         << msg
-        << " '" << somedir << "' : ";
+        << " '" << mydir << "' : ";
       perror(0);
+      return(ex_syserr);
     }
-    rslt = mkdir(somedir.c_str(), 0755);
+    /* else it simply does not exist */
+    rslt = mkdir(mydir.c_str(), 0755);
     if (rslt != 0) {
       cerr << progid
-        << "uid " << getuid()
+        << " uid " << getuid()
+        << " euid " << geteuid()
         << " mkdir failed for "
         << msg
-        << "' " << somedir << "' : ";
+        << " '" << mydir << "' : ";
       perror(0);
       return(ex_syserr);
     }
   }
+  // here if stat succeeded
   return 0;
 }