*** empty log message ***

log.cc

@@ -95,19 +95,11 @@ namespace Utilities {
       stream_to_logfile = pstream_to_logfile;
       stream_to_cout = pstream_to_cout;
 
-      ifstream dirif;
-      dirif.open(dir.c_str(), ios::in);
-      bool direxists = !logfileout.bad();
-      
-      cout << "direxists = " << direxists << endl;
-      if(!direxists)
+      // make directory
+      int ret = system(("mkdir -p "+ dir + " 2>/dev/null").c_str());
+      if(ret == -1)
 	{
-	  // make directory
-	  int ret = system(("mkdir "+ dir + " 2>/dev/null").c_str());
-	  if(ret == 0)
-	    {
-	      throw Exception(string(string("Unable to make directory ")+dir).c_str());
-	    }
+	  throw Exception(string(string("Unable to make directory ")+dir).c_str());
 	}
 
       // setup logfile