+ /* dirname may modify its argument */
+ file_copy = strdup(file);
+ if (file_copy == NULL)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, "rrdcached: strdup(): %s\n",
+ rrd_strerror(errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ dir = dirname(file_copy);
+ if (rrd_mkdir_p(dir, 0777) != 0)
+ {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create pidfile directory '%s': %s\n",
+ dir, rrd_strerror(errno));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ free(file_copy);
+