#
#
# patch "src/util/Platform.cpp"
#  from [cc0eeb3a58a73ae489790b8190b4e3e9efaae15a]
#    to [7f879b0a786869e1df2472adcc6136e252ceca8b]
# 
# patch "src/util/Platform.h"
#  from [7f8f1005a264dc6ab04856b6ff944d59897486eb]
#    to [62d37fa2758d2e842282e5d5daceba20e8fb49b6]
#
============================================================
--- src/util/Platform.cpp	cc0eeb3a58a73ae489790b8190b4e3e9efaae15a
+++ src/util/Platform.cpp	7f879b0a786869e1df2472adcc6136e252ceca8b
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QProcess>
+#include <QDir>
 
 #ifdef Q_WS_WIN
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -228,3 +229,53 @@ QString Platform::getUsername()
     return username;
 }
 
+bool Platform::mkpath(const QString & path)
+{
+    if (path.indexOf(QRegExp("(^|[\\/])\\.\\.([\\/]|$)")) != -1)
+    {
+        W("no support for relative paths");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // default to the application's current directory if we get a
+    // relative filename on all platforms
+    QString prefixPath(QDir::currentPath());
+    QString actualPath(path);
+
+#ifdef Q_WS_WIN
+    if (path.left(2) == "\\\\")
+    {
+        W("UNC paths are not supported");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (path.mid(1, 2) == ":\\" || path.mid(1, 2) == ":/")
+    {
+        actualPath = path.mid(3);
+        prefixPath = path.left(3).replace('\\', '/').toUpper();
+        bool driveFound = false;
+        foreach (QFileInfo drive, QDir::drives())
+        {
+            if (prefixPath == drive.absolutePath())
+            {
+                driveFound = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!driveFound)
+        {
+            W(QString("drive %1 not found").arg(prefixPath));
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    if (path.left(1) == "/")
+    {
+        prefixPath = "/";
+        actualPath = path.mid(1);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    QDir dir(prefixPath);
+    return dir.mkpath(actualPath);
+}
+
============================================================
--- src/util/Platform.h	7f8f1005a264dc6ab04856b6ff944d59897486eb
+++ src/util/Platform.h	62d37fa2758d2e842282e5d5daceba20e8fb49b6
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public:
    * Returns the name of the currently logged in user of the system
    */
   static QString getUsername();
+  /**
+   * Creates all unknown directries along the given path
+   */
+  static bool mkpath(const QString & path);
 };
 
 #endif