Index: tools/scan-build-py/libscanbuild/report.py
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--- tools/scan-build-py/libscanbuild/report.py
+++ tools/scan-build-py/libscanbuild/report.py
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@
     keep -- a boolean value to keep or delete the empty report directory. """
 
     stamp = time.strftime('scan-build-%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S-', time.localtime())
-    name = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=stamp, dir=hint)
+
+    parentdir = os.path.abspath(hint);
+    if not os.path.exists(parentdir):
+        os.makedirs(parentdir)
+
+    name = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix=stamp, dir=parentdir)
 
     logging.info('Report directory created: %s', name)