1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kerl b/kerl
index 90273e3..48dad92 100755
--- a/kerl
+++ b/kerl
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ KERL_BUILD_DIR=$KERL_BASE_DIR/builds
 KERL_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS=
 KERL_MAKE_OPTIONS=
 
+# ensure the base dir exsists
+mkdir -p $KERL_BASE_DIR
+
 # source the config file if available
 if [ -f "$KERL_CONFIG" ]; then . "$KERL_CONFIG"; fi