# 
# patch "work.cc"
#  from [7782aba9f7122a0d161af8d125401ec264a24efb]
#    to [116e7d9c0506e448361e8c209e56553ff60882db]
# 
========================================================================
--- work.cc	7782aba9f7122a0d161af8d125401ec264a24efb
+++ work.cc	116e7d9c0506e448361e8c209e56553ff60882db
@@ -222,6 +222,21 @@
   update_any_attrs(app);
 }
 
+static void 
+add_parent_dirs(split_path const & dst, roster_t & ros, node_id_source & nis, 
+                app_state & app)
+{
+  editable_roster_base er(ros, nis);
+  addition_builder build(app, ros, er);
+
+  split_path dirname;
+  path_component basename;
+  dirname_basename(dst, dirname, basename);
+
+  // FIXME: this is a somewhat odd way to use the builder
+  build.visit_dir(dirname);
+}
+
 void 
 perform_rename(file_path const & src_path,
                file_path const & dst_path,
@@ -242,6 +257,8 @@
   N(!new_roster.has_node(dst),
     F("%s already exists in current revision\n") % dst_path);
 
+  add_parent_dirs(dst, new_roster, nis, app);
+
   P(F("adding %s -> %s to working copy rename set\n") % src_path % dst_path);
 
   node_id nid = new_roster.detach_node(src);