3 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 15960391..d6653e2b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+20091208
+	add mkdir -p to makemk.sh to ensure output directories exist [issue 213]
 20091127
 	problems fixed in styxconv(2), which can now convert both ways [rog]
 20091119
diff --git a/include/version.h b/include/version.h
index 3f78009a..9f1e021d 100644
--- a/include/version.h
+++ b/include/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION	"Fourth Edition (20091204)"
+#define VERSION	"Fourth Edition (20091208)"
diff --git a/makemk.sh b/makemk.sh
index 48bf973f..e20886d3 100755
--- a/makemk.sh
+++ b/makemk.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ echo removing old libraries and binaries
 rm -f $PLAT/lib/*.a $PLAT/bin/*
 rm -f utils/cc/y.tab.?
 
+# ensure the output directories exist
+mkdir -p $PLAT/lib $PLAT/bin
+
 # libregexp
 cd $ROOT/utils/libregexp || error cannot find libregexp directory
 CFILES="regaux.c regcomp.c regerror.c regexec.c regsub.c rregexec.c rregsub.c"