+/* For calling delete_item() and delete_dir_contents(). */
+#define DEL_NO_UID_WRITE (1<<0) /* file/dir has our uid w/o write perm */
+#define DEL_RECURSE (1<<1) /* if dir, delete all contents */
+#define DEL_DIR_IS_EMPTY (1<<2) /* internal delete_FUNCTIONS use only */
+#define DEL_FOR_FILE (1<<3) /* making room for a replacement file */
+#define DEL_FOR_DIR (1<<4) /* making room for a replacement dir */
+#define DEL_FOR_SYMLINK (1<<5) /* making room for a replacement symlink */
+#define DEL_FOR_DEVICE (1<<6) /* making room for a replacement device */
+#define DEL_FOR_SPECIAL (1<<7) /* making room for a replacement special */
+#define DEL_FOR_BACKUP (1<<8) /* the delete is for a backup operation */
+
+#define DEL_MAKE_ROOM (DEL_FOR_FILE|DEL_FOR_DIR|DEL_FOR_SYMLINK|DEL_FOR_DEVICE|DEL_FOR_SPECIAL)
+
+enum delret {
+ DR_SUCCESS = 0, DR_FAILURE, DR_AT_LIMIT, DR_NOT_EMPTY
+};
+
+/* Defines for make_path() */
+#define MKP_DROP_NAME (1<<0) /* drop trailing filename or trailing slash */
+#define MKP_SKIP_SLASH (1<<1) /* skip one or more leading slashes */
+