fixing false undefined error

paths/funcs.go

@@ -20,19 +20,18 @@ package paths
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	`fmt`
-	`io/fs`
+	"fmt"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
-	`strings`
-
+	"strings"
 	// "syscall"
 )
 
 /*
-	ExpandHome will take a tilde(~)-prefixed path and resolve it to the actual path in-place.
-	"Nested" user paths (~someuser/somechroot/~someotheruser) are not supported as home directories are expected to be absolute paths.
+ExpandHome will take a tilde(~)-prefixed path and resolve it to the actual path in-place.
+"Nested" user paths (~someuser/somechroot/~someotheruser) are not supported as home directories are expected to be absolute paths.
 */
 func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
 
@@ -84,9 +83,9 @@ func ExpandHome(path *string) (err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	MakeDirIfNotExist will create a directory at a given path if it doesn't exist.
+MakeDirIfNotExist will create a directory at a given path if it doesn't exist.
 
-	See also the documentation for RealPath.
+See also the documentation for RealPath.
 */
 func MakeDirIfNotExist(path string) (err error) {
 
@@ -113,6 +112,8 @@ func MakeDirIfNotExist(path string) (err error) {
 	if !stat.Mode().IsDir() {
 		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("path %v exists but is not a directory", locPath))
 		return
+	} else {
+		return
 	}
 
 	// This should probably never happen. Probably.
@@ -121,10 +122,10 @@ func MakeDirIfNotExist(path string) (err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	RealPath will transform a given path into the very best guess for an absolute path in-place.
+RealPath will transform a given path into the very best guess for an absolute path in-place.
 
-	It is recommended to check err (if not nil) for an invalid path error. If this is true, the
-	path syntax/string itself is not supported on the runtime OS. This can be done via:
+It is recommended to check err (if not nil) for an invalid path error. If this is true, the
+path syntax/string itself is not supported on the runtime OS. This can be done via:
 
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrInvalid) {...}
 */
@@ -142,20 +143,20 @@ func RealPath(path *string) (err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	RealPathExists is like RealPath, but will also return a boolean as to whether the path
-	actually exists or not.
+RealPathExists is like RealPath, but will also return a boolean as to whether the path
+actually exists or not.
 
-	Note that err *may* be os.ErrPermission/fs.ErrPermission, in which case the exists value
-	cannot be trusted as a permission error occurred when trying to stat the path - if the
-	calling user/process does not have read permission on e.g. a parent directory, then
-	exists may be false but the path may actually exist. This condition can be checked via
-	via:
+Note that err *may* be os.ErrPermission/fs.ErrPermission, in which case the exists value
+cannot be trusted as a permission error occurred when trying to stat the path - if the
+calling user/process does not have read permission on e.g. a parent directory, then
+exists may be false but the path may actually exist. This condition can be checked via
+via:
 
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrPermission) {...}
 
-	See also the documentation for RealPath.
+See also the documentation for RealPath.
 
-	In those cases, it may be preferable to use RealPathExistsStat and checking stat for nil.
+In those cases, it may be preferable to use RealPathExistsStat and checking stat for nil.
 */
 func RealPathExists(path *string) (exists bool, err error) {
 
@@ -176,11 +177,11 @@ func RealPathExists(path *string) (exists bool, err error) {
 }
 
 /*
-	RealPathExistsStat is like RealPathExists except it will also return the os.FileInfo
-	for the path (assuming it exists).
+RealPathExistsStat is like RealPathExists except it will also return the os.FileInfo
+for the path (assuming it exists).
 
-	If stat is nil, it is highly recommended to check err via the methods suggested
-	in the documentation for RealPath and RealPathExists.
+If stat is nil, it is highly recommended to check err via the methods suggested
+in the documentation for RealPath and RealPathExists.
 */
 func RealPathExistsStat(path *string) (exists bool, stat os.FileInfo, err error) {