From 6d8512e66e78b06e4d92b1caec44dd68e8605276 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:22:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] make sure to create friends directory before trying to write
 friends file

---
 src/topology/friends.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/topology/friends.c b/src/topology/friends.c
index 6c680b7a0..f79ee77ca 100644
--- a/src/topology/friends.c
+++ b/src/topology/friends.c
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ GNUNET_FRIENDS_write_start (const struct GNUNET_CONFIGURATION_Handle *cfg)
 			       "topology", "FRIENDS");
     return NULL;
   }
+  if (GNUNET_OK !=
+      GNUNET_DISK_directory_create_for_file (fn))
+  {
+    GNUNET_log (GNUNET_ERROR_TYPE_WARNING,
+                _("Directory for file `%s' does not seem to be writable.\n"),
+                fn);
+    return NULL;
+  }
   if (GNUNET_OK == GNUNET_DISK_file_test (fn))
     GNUNET_DISK_file_backup (fn);
   w = GNUNET_new (struct GNUNET_FRIENDS_Writer);
-- 
2.25.1