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diff --git a/src/common/path.cc b/src/common/path.cc
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+/*
+   common/path.cc
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+// project headers
+#include "path.h"
+#include "console.h"
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/stat.h> 
+#endif
+
+namespace common {
+
+void Path::create(std::string path) 
+{
+	std::string tmp(path);
+	if (tmp[tmp.size()-1] == '/')
+		tmp = tmp.substr(0, tmp.size() - 1);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	mkdir(tmp.c_str());
+#else
+	if (!mkdir(tmp.c_str(), 0777))
+		conwarn << "Could not create directory " << tmp << std::endl;
+	else
+		condebug << "Path created " << tmp << std::endl;
+#endif
+}
+
+bool Path::exists(std::string path)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/common/path.h b/src/common/path.h
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+/*
+   common/path.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_PATH_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_PATH_H__
+
+// C++ headers
+#include <string>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace common {
+
+/// a class to create directories
+class Path
+{
+public:
+	static bool exists(std::string path);
+	static void create(std::string path);
+}; // class Path
+
+} // namespace common
+
+#endif // __INCLUDED_PATH_H__