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-rw-r--r--src/db.cpp2
-rw-r--r--src/leveldbwrapper.cpp2
-rw-r--r--src/qt/intro.cpp2
-rw-r--r--src/util.cpp19
-rw-r--r--src/util.h1
5 files changed, 22 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/db.cpp b/src/db.cpp
index 521562fe69..05cd657f1f 100644
--- a/src/db.cpp
+++ b/src/db.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool CDBEnv::Open(const boost::filesystem::path& pathIn)
path = pathIn;
filesystem::path pathLogDir = path / "database";
- filesystem::create_directory(pathLogDir);
+ TryCreateDirectory(pathLogDir);
filesystem::path pathErrorFile = path / "db.log";
LogPrintf("dbenv.open LogDir=%s ErrorFile=%s\n", pathLogDir.string(), pathErrorFile.string());
diff --git a/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
index 43c737a599..5b4a9c147b 100644
--- a/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/leveldbwrapper.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ CLevelDBWrapper::CLevelDBWrapper(const boost::filesystem::path &path, size_t nCa
LogPrintf("Wiping LevelDB in %s\n", path.string());
leveldb::DestroyDB(path.string(), options);
}
- boost::filesystem::create_directory(path);
+ TryCreateDirectory(path);
LogPrintf("Opening LevelDB in %s\n", path.string());
}
leveldb::Status status = leveldb::DB::Open(options, path.string(), &pdb);
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
index f342606495..3e99e941a6 100644
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void Intro::pickDataDirectory()
}
dataDir = intro.getDataDirectory();
try {
- fs::create_directory(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir));
+ TryCreateDirectory(GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir));
break;
} catch(fs::filesystem_error &e) {
QMessageBox::critical(0, tr("Bitcoin"),
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index b90921ab83..a919b4b854 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir()
#ifdef MAC_OSX
// Mac
pathRet /= "Library/Application Support";
- fs::create_directory(pathRet);
+ TryCreateDirectory(pathRet);
return pathRet / "Bitcoin";
#else
// Unix
@@ -1090,6 +1090,23 @@ bool RenameOver(boost::filesystem::path src, boost::filesystem::path dest)
#endif /* WIN32 */
}
+
+// Ignores exceptions thrown by boost's create_directory if the requested directory exists.
+// Specifically handles case where path p exists, but it wasn't possible for the user to write to the parent directory.
+bool TryCreateDirectory(const boost::filesystem::path& p)
+{
+ try
+ {
+ return boost::filesystem::create_directory(p);
+ } catch (boost::filesystem::filesystem_error) {
+ if (!boost::filesystem::exists(p) || !boost::filesystem::is_directory(p))
+ throw;
+ }
+
+ // create_directory didn't create the directory, it had to have existed already
+ return false;
+}
+
void FileCommit(FILE *fileout)
{
fflush(fileout); // harmless if redundantly called
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index b0dabd2f67..fbd841f7a8 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ bool TruncateFile(FILE *file, unsigned int length);
int RaiseFileDescriptorLimit(int nMinFD);
void AllocateFileRange(FILE *file, unsigned int offset, unsigned int length);
bool RenameOver(boost::filesystem::path src, boost::filesystem::path dest);
+bool TryCreateDirectory(const boost::filesystem::path& p);
boost::filesystem::path GetDefaultDataDir();
const boost::filesystem::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific = true);
boost::filesystem::path GetConfigFile();