+int mkdir_parents(const char *path, mode_t mode) {
+ const char *p, *e;
+
+ assert(path);
+
+ /* Creates every parent directory in the path except the last
+ * component. */
+
+ p = path + strspn(path, "/");
+ for (;;) {
+ int r;
+ char *t;
+
+ e = p + strcspn(p, "/");
+ p = e + strspn(e, "/");
+
+ /* Is this the last component? If so, then we're
+ * done */
+ if (*p == 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!(t = strndup(path, e - path)))
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ r = mkdir(t, mode);
+
+ free(t);
+
+ if (r < 0 && errno != EEXIST)
+ return -errno;
+ }
+}
+