return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing option must be provided")
		}
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("provided option cannot be empty")
	}

	// Disallow relative paths, figure out absolute paths.
	dirAbs, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	err = mkdirAllIgnorePerm(dirAbs)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create the directory `%s`: %w", dirAbs, err)
	}