};
int git_config_perm(const char *var, const char *value);
int adjust_shared_perm(const char *path);
-int safe_create_leading_directories(char *path);
-int safe_create_leading_directories_const(const char *path);
+
+/*
+ * Create the directory containing the named path, using care to be
+ * somewhat safe against races. Return one of the scld_error values
+ * to indicate success/failure.
+ */
+enum scld_error {
+ SCLD_OK = 0,
+ SCLD_FAILED = -1,
+ SCLD_PERMS = -2,
+ SCLD_EXISTS = -3
+};
+enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories(char *path);
+enum scld_error safe_create_leading_directories_const(const char *path);
+
int mkdir_in_gitdir(const char *path);
extern void home_config_paths(char **global, char **xdg, char *file);
extern char *expand_user_path(const char *path);