1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index c740c4ff94..9d1ab1f69e 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -740,6 +740,18 @@ int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void safe_create_dir(const char *dir, int share)
+{
+	if (mkdir(dir, 0777) < 0) {
+		if (errno != EEXIST) {
+			perror(dir);
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+	else if (share && adjust_shared_perm(dir))
+		die(_("Could not make %s writable by group"), dir);
+}
+
 static int have_same_root(const char *path1, const char *path2)
 {
 	int is_abs1, is_abs2;