log4j-extras call mkdirs() for rollover

Index: pom.xml
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--- pom.xml (revision 1710268)
+++ pom.xml (working copy)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   <groupId>log4j</groupId>
   <artifactId>apache-log4j-extras</artifactId>
   <packaging>bundle</packaging>
-  <version>1.2.17</version>
+  <version>1.2.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Extras™ for Apache log4j™.</name>
   <description>
       This package provides additional appenders, filters and
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/rolling/helper/FileRenameAction.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/rolling/helper/FileRenameAction.java (revision 1710268)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/rolling/helper/FileRenameAction.java (working copy)
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@

 package org.apache.log4j.rolling.helper;

+import org.apache.log4j.helpers.LogLog;
+
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;


 /**
@@ -74,6 +77,17 @@
   public static boolean execute(
     final File source, final File destination, boolean renameEmptyFiles) {
     if (renameEmptyFiles || (source.length() > 0)) {
+      try {
+        final File newFile = new File(destination.getCanonicalPath());
+        final boolean dirCreated = newFile.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+        if (dirCreated) {
+          LogLog.debug("Successfully created directory path: " + newFile.getParentFile().toString());
+        } else {
+          LogLog.warn("Directory entries already existed or mkdirs() was denied to write directory path: " + newFile.getParentFile().toString());
+        }
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        LogLog.error("Failed to created directory, reason: " + e.getMessage());
+      }
       return source.renameTo(destination);
     }