@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
 #ifndef S_IROTH
 # define S_IROTH 0
 #endif
 
 #define DEFAULT_MODE S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH
+#define DIR_MODE DEFAULT_MODE | S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH
 
 OFFile *of_stdin = nil;
 OFFile *of_stdout = nil;
 OFFile *of_stderr = nil;
 
@@ -128,10 +129,17 @@
 	if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode))
 		return YES;
 
 	return NO;
 }
+
++ (void)createDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)path
+{
+	if (mkdir([path cString], DIR_MODE))
+		@throw [OFCreateDirectoryFailedException newWithClass: self
+								 path: path];
+}
 
 + (OFArray*)filesInDirectoryAtPath: (OFString*)path
 {
 	OFAutoreleasePool *pool;
 	OFMutableArray *files;