+/* return true if 'path' exists, false otherwise */
+static bool is_present(const char *path)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+
+ return !stat(path, &st);
+}
+
+/* return true if 'path' exists and it is a directory, false otherwise */
+static bool is_dir(const char *path)
+{
+ struct stat st;
+
+ if (stat(path, &st))
+ return 0;
+
+ return S_ISDIR(st.st_mode);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Create the parent directory of the given path.
+ *
+ * For example, if 'include/config/auto.conf' is given, create 'include/config'.
+ */
+static int make_parent_dir(const char *path)
+{
+ char tmp[PATH_MAX + 1];
+ char *p;
+
+ strncpy(tmp, path, sizeof(tmp));
+ tmp[sizeof(tmp) - 1] = 0;
+
+ /* Remove the base name. Just return if nothing is left */
+ p = strrchr(tmp, '/');
+ if (!p)
+ return 0;
+ *(p + 1) = 0;
+
+ /* Just in case it is an absolute path */
+ p = tmp;
+ while (*p == '/')
+ p++;
+
+ while ((p = strchr(p, '/'))) {
+ *p = 0;
+
+ /* skip if the directory exists */
+ if (!is_dir(tmp) && mkdir(tmp, 0755))
+ return -1;
+
+ *p = '/';
+ while (*p == '/')
+ p++;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+struct conf_printer {
+ void (*print_symbol)(FILE *, struct symbol *, const char *, void *);
+ void (*print_comment)(FILE *, const char *, void *);
+};
+