2 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/build2/filesystem b/build2/filesystem
index 1b03c0e..325d28d 100644
--- a/build2/filesystem
+++ b/build2/filesystem
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ namespace build2
 
   bool
   exists (const dir_path&);
+
+  bool
+  empty (const dir_path&);
 }
 
 #include <build2/filesystem.txx>
diff --git a/build2/filesystem.cxx b/build2/filesystem.cxx
index c9696dc..be4cad8 100644
--- a/build2/filesystem.cxx
+++ b/build2/filesystem.cxx
@@ -124,4 +124,18 @@ namespace build2
       throw failed ();
     }
   }
+
+  bool
+  empty (const dir_path& d)
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      return dir_empty (d);
+    }
+    catch (const system_error& e)
+    {
+      error << "unable to scan directory " << d << ": " << e.what ();
+      throw failed ();
+    }
+  }
 }