From 6fccc8a9ec17a97c51875bcde532d3b8e5ebaedd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Andrew M. Kuchling" <amk@amk.ca>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:33:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [Bug #829532] Invoking os.makedirs() with an argument that
 contains a     directory name with a single dot fails.  The patch skips
 creating     directories named os.curdir. (Patch by Bram Moolenaar)

2.3 bugfix candidate.
---
 Lib/os.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index 128351e290e..8cec9125ad7 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ def makedirs(name, mode=0777):
         head, tail = path.split(head)
     if head and tail and not path.exists(head):
         makedirs(head, mode)
+        if tail == curdir:           # xxx/newdir/. exists if xxx/newdir exists
+            return
     mkdir(name, mode)
 
 def removedirs(name):