Re: [AD] make install DEBUGMODE=1 failure

[aj <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > > We should really have a way to solve this for all systems. For Unix 
> > > > systems, Sam's solution will work, but it won't work on Windows.
> > > > The problem is that failing to create the directory because it already 
> > > > exists shouldn't break the buildprocess.
> > >
> > >
> > > FYI, in Windows/DOS you could do:
> > > if not exist $(DIR) mkdir $(DIR)
> > > That way, mkdir will only run if $(DIR) doesn't exist. Although, AFAIK 
> > > there's no way to tell if it's a file or directory that way.
> >
> >
> >
> > i could write a very simple app that could return true/false if the 
> > folder exists.
> > could it be called from a makefile ?
>
> yes


/* win32 does folder exist */
#include <io.h>
int main(int argc, int argv[] )
{
   struct _finddata_t f;
   int handle = _findfirst( argv[1], &f );
   int result = 0;
   if ( -1 != handle )
   {
      if ( f.attrib & _A_SUBDIR )
         result = 1;
   }
   _findclose();
   return result;
}