--- shtool.orig	2002-12-30 05:07:57.000000000 +0100
+++ shtool	2005-06-10 04:26:15.000000000 +0200
@@ -409,7 +409,13 @@
     else
         tmpdir="/tmp"
     fi
-    tmpfile="$tmpdir/.shtool.$$"
+    if mkdir "$tmpdir/.shtool.$$"; then
+        tmpfile="$tmpdir/.shtool.$$/shtool.tmp"
+	else
+        echo "$msgprefix:Error: failed to create temporary file" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    tmpfile="$tmpdir/.shtool.$$/shtool.tmp"
     rm -f $tmpfile >/dev/null 2>&1
     touch $tmpfile
     chmod 600 $tmpfile