Make directories called for by correspondences

diff --git a/infra/makelinks b/infra/makelinks
index e4fa88db3d3bf755f8d9d18d360220761f2785ec..92029442509bee8d631798e5a9a45c077a55e7e4 100755 (executable)
--- a/infra/makelinks
+++ b/infra/makelinks
@@ -123,10 +123,27 @@ done
 
 exec 3<correspondences
 while read <&3 ours underhome; do
-      case "$ours" in
-      ''|'#'*) ;;
-      *) process_object ;;
-      esac
+    case "$ours" in
+    ''|'#'*) ;;
+    *)
+       case "$underhome" in
+       */*)
+           parent=${underhome%/*}
+           punderhome="$HOME/$parent"
+           prhome="~/${underhome%/*}"
+           if [ -d "$punderhome" ]; then
+               good "directory exists"
+           elif ! [ -e "$punderhome" ]; then
+               needs install "directory does not exist"
+               $act mkdir -p "$punderhome"
+           else
+               bad "ought to be director but isn't"
+           fi
+           ;;
+       esac
+       process_object
+       ;;
+    esac
 done
 
 brokens=$(