If the created target is a directory, it's okay for the .do to create it.

Normally, creating the target $1 yourself is bad; create $3 instead.  But if
$1 is a directory, we'll allow it.  That way 'redo subdir' can call
subdir.do, and subdir.do can both create the directory *and* run a bunch of
sub-.do files on it.

builder.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import sys, os, random, errno
+import sys, os, random, errno, stat
 import vars, jwack, state
 from helpers import log, log_, debug2, err, unlink, close_on_exec
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class BuildJob:
         before_tmp = os.fstat(f.fileno())
         after_tmp = _try_stat(tmpname)
         after_where = os.lseek(f.fileno(), 0, os.SEEK_CUR)
-        if after_t != before_t:
+        if after_t != before_t and not stat.S_ISDIR(after_t.st_mode):
             err('%r modified %r directly!\n' % (self.argv[2], t))
             err('...you should update $3 (a temp file) instead of $1.\n')
             rv = 206

t/clean.do

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 redo example/clean curse/clean deps/clean "space dir/clean"
 rm -f c c.c c.c.c c.c.c.b c.c.c.b.b d mode1
 rm -f hello [by]ellow *.o *~ .*~ CC LD passfail
-
+rm -rf makedir

t/makedir.do

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[ -e "$1" ] && rmdir $1
+mkdir $1

t/test.do

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 redo-ifchange all
 ./hello >&2
 redo deltest deltest2 test.args test2.args passfailtest \
-	curse/test deps/test "space dir/test" modetest
+	curse/test deps/test "space dir/test" modetest makedir