annotate mkinstalldirs @ 54861:5af1398ad8e2

Various changes in addition to: (Visiting Functions): `find-file-hook' is now a normal hook. (File Name Expansion): Explain difference between the way that `expand-file-name' and `file-truename' treat `..'. (Contents of Directories): Mention optional ID-FORMAT argument to `directory-files-and-attributes'. (Format Conversion): Mention new optional CONFIRM argument to `format-write-file'.

#! /bin/sh
# mkinstalldirs --- make directory hierarchy
# Author: Noah Friedman <[e-mail]>
# Created: 1993-05-16
# Public domain

errstatus=0

for file
do
   set fnord `echo ":$file" | sed -ne 's/^:\//#/;s/^://;s/\// /g;s/^#/\//;p'`
   shift

   pathcomp=
   for d
   do
     pathcomp="$pathcomp$d"
     case "$pathcomp" in
       -* ) pathcomp=./$pathcomp ;;
     esac

     if test ! -d "$pathcomp"; then
        echo "mkdir $pathcomp" 1>&2

        (mkdir "$pathcomp" && chmod a+rx "$pathcomp") || lasterr=$?

        if test ! -d "$pathcomp"; then
  	  errstatus=$lasterr
        fi
     fi

     pathcomp="$pathcomp/"
   done
done

exit $errstatus

# mkinstalldirs ends here