--- trunk/src/misc.c	2009/08/24 19:21:46	76
+++ trunk/src/misc.c	2009/08/25 12:49:03	77
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#include <glib.h>
+#include <glib/gstdio.h>
+
 #include "gpxview.h"
 
 char strlastchr(char *str) {
@@ -385,3 +388,27 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
+
+/* recursively remove an entire file system */
+void rmdir_recursive(char *path) {
+  GDir *dir = g_dir_open(path, 0, NULL);
+  if(dir) {
+    const char *name = g_dir_read_name(dir);
+    while(name) {
+      char *fullname = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", path, name);
+      //      printf("deleting %s\n", fullname);
+      
+      if(g_file_test(fullname, G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR)) 
+	rmdir_recursive(fullname);
+      else if(g_file_test(fullname, G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR)) 
+	g_remove(fullname);
+
+      g_free(fullname);
+      name = g_dir_read_name(dir);
+    }
+
+    g_dir_close(dir);
+  }
+  g_rmdir(path);
+}
+