makepath()
{
	if $(( ${#1} -eq 0 || -d "$1" ))
		then
			return 0        # Do nothing
	fi
	# Check if arg is a simple path component:
	if [[ "${1%/*}" = "$1" ]]
		then
			mkdir $1
			return $?
	fi
	makepath ${1%/*} || return 1
	mkdir $1
	return $?
}