2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/utils/filelib.cc b/utils/filelib.cc
index 79ad2847..a0969b1a 100644
--- a/utils/filelib.cc
+++ b/utils/filelib.cc
@@ -20,3 +20,15 @@ bool DirectoryExists(const string& dir) {
   return false;
 }
 
+void MkDirP(const string& dir) {
+  if (DirectoryExists(dir)) return;
+  if (mkdir(dir.c_str(), 0777)) {
+    perror(dir.c_str());
+    abort();
+  }
+  if (chmod(dir.c_str(), 07777)) {
+    perror(dir.c_str());
+    abort();
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/utils/filelib.h b/utils/filelib.h
index dda98671..a8622246 100644
--- a/utils/filelib.h
+++ b/utils/filelib.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 bool FileExists(const std::string& file_name);
 bool DirectoryExists(const std::string& dir_name);
+void MkDirP(const std::string& dir_name);
 
 // reads from standard in if filename is -
 // uncompresses if file ends with .gz