? modules/devel.module
Index: modules/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.229
diff -u -r1.229 system.module
--- modules/system.module	28 Aug 2005 18:17:47 -0000	1.229
+++ modules/system.module	8 Sep 2005 17:54:09 -0000
@@ -733,7 +733,8 @@
     $group = form_checkbox(t('Use the default logo'), "$var][default_logo", 1, $settings['default_logo'], t('Check here if you want the theme to use the logo supplied with it.'));
     $group .= form_textfield(t('Path to custom logo'), "$var][logo_path", $settings['logo_path'], 60, 128, t('The path to the file you would like to use as your logo file instead of the default logo.'));
 
-    file_check_directory(variable_get('file_directory_path', 'files'), FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY, 'file_directory_path');
+    $directory_path = variable_get('file_directory_path', 'files');
+    file_check_directory($directory_path, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY, 'file_directory_path');
     $group .= form_file(t('Upload logo image'), 'logo_upload', 40, t("If you don't have direct file access to the server, use this field to upload your logo."));
 
     $form .= form_group(t('Logo image settings'), $group);
Index: modules/user.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.506
diff -u -r1.506 user.module
--- modules/user.module	7 Sep 2005 20:56:00 -0000	1.506
+++ modules/user.module	8 Sep 2005 17:55:17 -0000
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@
 
   // If picture support is enabled, check whether the picture directory exists:
   if (variable_get('user_pictures', 0)) {
-    file_check_directory(file_create_path(variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures')), 1, 'user_picture_path');
+    $picture_path = file_create_path(variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures'));
+    file_check_directory($picture_path, 1, 'user_picture_path');
   }
 
   $group  = form_radios(t('Picture support'), 'user_pictures', variable_get('user_pictures', 0), array(t('Disabled'), t('Enabled')), t('Enable picture support.'));