old_contents: #
  # Copyright (c) 2004 Specifix, Inc.
  # All rights reserved
  #
  
  import os
  import string
  import errno
  import sys
  import traceback
  import pdb
  
  def mkdirChain(*paths):
      for path in paths:
          if path[0] != "/":
              path = os.getcwd() + "/" + path
              
          paths = string.split(path, "/")
              
          for n in (range(2,len(paths) + 1)):
              p = string.join(paths[0:n], "/")
              if not os.path.exists(p):
                  os.mkdir(p)
  
  def searchFile(file, searchdirs, error=None):
      for dir in searchdirs:
          s = "%s/%s" %(dir, file)
          if os.path.exists(s):
              return s
      if error: raise OSError, (errno.ENOENT, os.strerror(errno.ENOENT))
  
  def findFile(file, searchdirs):
      return searchFile(file, searchdirs, error=1)
      
  
  def excepthook(type, value, tb):
      sys.excepthook = sys.__excepthook__
      lines = traceback.format_exception(type, value, tb)
      print string.joinfields(lines, "")
      pdb.post_mortem(tb)
  
new_contents: #
  # Copyright (c) 2004 Specifix, Inc.
  # All rights reserved
  #
  
  import os
  import string
  import errno
  import sys
  import traceback
  import pdb
  
  def mkdirChain(*paths):
      for path in paths:
          if path[0] != "/":
              path = os.getcwd() + "/" + path
              
          paths = string.split(path, "/")
              
          for n in (range(2,len(paths) + 1)):
              p = string.join(paths[0:n], "/")
              if not os.path.exists(p):
                  os.mkdir(p)
  
  def searchFile(file, searchdirs, error=None):
      for dir in searchdirs:
          s = "%s/%s" %(dir, file)
          if os.path.exists(s):
              return s
      if error:
          raise OSError, (errno.ENOENT, os.strerror(errno.ENOENT))
      return None
  
  def findFile(file, searchdirs):
      return searchFile(file, searchdirs, error=1)
  
  def excepthook(type, value, tb):
      sys.excepthook = sys.__excepthook__
      lines = traceback.format_exception(type, value, tb)
      print string.joinfields(lines, "")
      pdb.post_mortem(tb)
  
subject: make the return of None by searchFile() explicit