From 5d11c7954da81cba321c8716e4b0b76bcb11bf73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kurt McKee <contactme@kurtmckee.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:02:58 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Resolve Windows-specific create issues

---
 dotbot/plugins/create.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dotbot/plugins/create.py b/dotbot/plugins/create.py
index 6fd660f..85557a6 100644
--- a/dotbot/plugins/create.py
+++ b/dotbot/plugins/create.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Create(dotbot.Plugin):
         success = True
         defaults = self._context.defaults().get("create", {})
         for key in paths:
-            path = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(key))
+            path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(key)))
             mode = defaults.get("mode", 0o777)  # same as the default for os.makedirs
             if isinstance(paths, dict):
                 options = paths[key]
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ class Create(dotbot.Plugin):
             try:
                 self._log.lowinfo("Creating path %s" % path)
                 os.makedirs(path, mode)
+                # On Windows, the *mode* argument to `os.makedirs()` is ignored.
+                # The mode must be set explicitly in a follow-up call.
+                os.chmod(path, mode)
             except OSError:
                 self._log.warning("Failed to create path %s" % path)
                 success = False