libremail+tools: Add mailbox_create() function

It is best to prefer mailbox_create() rather than try_mkdir() directly
as we'll be able to encapslate mailbox creation logic within it.

Signed-off-by: Chloe M. <chloe@mirocom.org>

libremail/common/mailbox.c

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe Moffett
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include "libremail/mailbox.h"
+
+int
+mailbox_create(const char *path, mode_t mode)
+{
+    int error;
+
+    if (path == NULL) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    error = mkdir(path, mode);
+    if (error < 0) {
+        perror("mkdir");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}

libremail/inc/libremail/mailbox.h

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2026, Chloe Moffett
+ * Provided under the BSD-3 clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBREMAIL_MAILBOX_H
+#define LIBREMAIL_MAILBOX_H 1
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+/*
+ * Create a mailbox directory
+ *
+ * @path:  Path to mailbox to create
+ * @mode:  Mode to assign to directory
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success
+ */
+int mailbox_create(const char *path, mode_t mode);
+
+#endif  /* !LIBREMAIL_MAILBOX_H */

tools/mailutil/core/mailutil.c

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include "libremail/file.h"
 #include "libremail/common.h"
+#include "libremail/mailbox.h"
 
 /* Maximum command components */
 #define CMD_MAX_CNP 6
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ cmd_mailbox_create(const char *cmdlist[CMD_MAX_CNP], size_t count)
         MAILBOX_PREFIX, cmdlist[2]);
 
     /* Create the mailbox */
-    if (try_mkdir(pathbuf, DEFAULT_MAILBOX_MODE) < 0) {
+    if (mailbox_create(pathbuf, DEFAULT_MAILBOX_MODE) < 0) {
         printf("fatal: failed to create mailbox\n");
         perror("try_mkdir");
         return -1;