3 files changed, 32 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs b/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
index 27175e1c8..ba786839c 100644
--- a/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
+++ b/Utility/DirWatcher/Win32Notify.hs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import Common hiding (isDirectory)
 import Utility.DirWatcher.Types
 
 import System.Win32.Notify
-import qualified System.PosixCompat.Files as Files
+import qualified Utility.PosixFiles as Files
 
 watchDir :: FilePath -> (FilePath -> Bool) -> WatchHooks -> IO WatchManager
 watchDir dir ignored hooks = do
diff --git a/Utility/Directory.hs b/Utility/Directory.hs
index 6caee7efa..c457de6e3 100644
--- a/Utility/Directory.hs
+++ b/Utility/Directory.hs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 module Utility.Directory where
 
 import System.IO.Error
-import System.PosixCompat.Files
 import System.Directory
 import Control.Exception (throw)
 import Control.Monad
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import System.FilePath
 import Control.Applicative
 import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafeInterleaveIO)
 
+import Utility.PosixFiles
 import Utility.SafeCommand
 import Utility.Tmp
 import Utility.Exception
diff --git a/Utility/PosixFiles.hs b/Utility/PosixFiles.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c1a05a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utility/PosixFiles.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{- POSIX files (and compatablity wrappers).
+ -
+ - This is like System.PosixCompat.Files, except with a fixed rename.
+ -
+ - Copyright 2014 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+
+module Utility.PosixFiles (
+	module X,
+	rename
+) where
+
+import System.PosixCompat.Files as X hiding (rename)
+
+#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
+import System.Posix.Files (rename)
+#else
+import System.Win32.File (moveFile)
+#endif
+
+{- System.PosixCompat.Files.rename on Windows calls renameFile,
+ - so cannot rename directories. Instead, use Win32 moveFile, which can. -}
+#ifdef mingw32_HOST_OS
+rename :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO ()
+rename = moveFile
+#endif