3 files changed, 76 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/path.cc b/src/common/path.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9fc332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/path.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+   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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43b07d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/path.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+   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__
diff --git a/src/game/game.cc b/src/game/game.cc
index cbde6b0..cd80889 100644
--- a/src/game/game.cc
+++ b/src/game/game.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "common/console.h"
 #include "common/inifile.h"
+#include "common/path.h"
 
 #include "osirion.h"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ std::vector<Sector*>	sectors;
 void init() 
 {
 	using common::File;
+	using common::Path;
 	using common::IniFile;
 	using common::Vector3f;
 
@@ -42,11 +44,16 @@ void init()
 	condebug << "Debug messages enabled" << std::endl;
 
 	// initialize game data locations
-	// TODO create game::homedir if it doesn't exist
-	File::datadir = "./data/";
-	File::homedir = "~/.osirion/";
+	File::datadir = "./data/";	
 	File::basedir = "base/";
 	File::moddir = "";
+	
+	// FIXME win32
+	File::homedir = getenv("HOME");
+	File::homedir = File::homedir + "/.osirion/";
+	Path::create(File::homedir);
+	Path::create(File::homedir+File::basedir);
+	if (File::moddir.size()) Path::create(File::homedir+File::moddir);
 
 	// read game.ini
 	IniFile f;