--- simplepie.module	2009-05-13 01:55:48.000000000 -0400
+++ simplepie.module-mod	2009-06-21 18:21:55.000000000 -0400
@@ -33,17 +33,55 @@ function simplepie_menu() {
   return $items;
 }
 
-function simplepie_admin_settings() {
-  $form['simplepie_cache_location'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
-    '#title' => t('SimplePie Core cache location'),
-    '#description' => t('Relative to files directory.'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('simplepie_cache_location', 'cache/simplepie'),
-    '#attributes' => array('class' => file_check_directory(simplepie_get_cache_location()) ? 'ok' : 'error'),
-    '#after_build' => array('system_check_directory'),
-  );
-
-  return system_settings_form($form);
+function simplepie_admin_settings() { 
+	$simplepie_cache_loc = simplepie_get_cache_location();
+	$attr_class = file_check_directory($simplepie_cache_loc) ? 'ok' : 'error';
+	
+	$form['simplepie_cache_location'] = array(
+		'#type' => 'textfield',
+		'#title' => t('SimplePie Core cache location'),
+		'#description' => t('Relative to files directory.'),
+		'#default_value' => variable_get('simplepie_cache_location', 'cache/simplepie'),
+		'#attributes' => array('class' => $attr_class),
+		//'#after_build' => array('system_check_directory'),
+		'#after_build' => array('simplepie_check_directory'),
+	);
+	// dsm($form);
+	return system_settings_form($form);
+}
+
+function simplepie_check_directory($form) {
+ /*
+ 	mimicks system_check_directory, which is only for system dirs
+	checks for directory and if it doesn't exist, creates it.
+	TODO: ? if directory was changed, remove old directory?
+ */
+	$directory = file_directory_path() . '/' . $form['#value'];
+	$form_item = $form['#parents'][0];
+	
+	if (!is_dir($directory)) {
+		if ((FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY) && @mkdir($directory, 0775, true)) {
+			drupal_set_message(t('The directory %directory has been created.', array('%directory' => $directory)));
+			@chmod($directory, 0775); // Necessary for non-webserver users.
+		} else {
+			if ($form_item) {
+				form_set_error($form_item, t('The directory %directory does not exist.', array('%directory' => $directory)));
+			}
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+ 	}
+	// Check to see if the directory is writable.
+	if (!is_writable($directory)) {
+		if (($mode & FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS) && @chmod($directory, 0775)) {
+		  drupal_set_message(t('The permissions of directory %directory have been changed to make it writable.', array('%directory' => $directory)));
+		}
+		else {
+		  form_set_error($form_item, t('The directory %directory is not writable', array('%directory' => $directory)));
+		  watchdog('file system', 'The directory %directory is not writable, because it does not have the correct permissions set.', array('%directory' => $directory), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
+		  return FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+	return $form;
 }
 
 /**