Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java
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RCS file: /home/cvs/jakarta-lucene/src/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -c -r1.5 FSDirectory.java
*** src/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java   14 Feb 2002 01:46:31 -00001.5
--- src/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java   13 Mar 2002 04:30:58 -0000 ***************
*** 134,140 ****

    private synchronized void create() throws IOException {
      if (!directory.exists())
!       directory.mkdir();

      String[] files = directory.list();            // clear old files
      for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
--- 134,141 ----

    private synchronized void create() throws IOException {
      if (!directory.exists())
!       if (!directory.mkdirs())
!       throw new IOException("Cannot create directory: " + directory );

      String[] files = directory.list();            // clear old files
      for (int i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {