diff --git a/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/mrbgem.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..877b110cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/mrbgem.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('hal-posix-dir') do |spec|
+  spec.license = 'MIT'
+  spec.authors = 'mruby developers'
+  spec.summary = 'POSIX HAL for mruby-dir (Linux, macOS, BSD, Unix)'
+
+  spec.add_dependency 'mruby-dir', core: 'mruby-dir'
+end
diff --git a/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/src/dir_hal.c b/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/src/dir_hal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42ab52b09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/hal-posix-dir/src/dir_hal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+** dir_hal.c - POSIX HAL implementation for mruby-dir
+**
+** See Copyright Notice in mruby.h
+**
+** POSIX implementation for directory operations using standard POSIX APIs.
+** Supported platforms: Linux, macOS, BSD, Unix
+*/
+
+#include <mruby.h>
+#include "dir_hal.h"
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#endif
+
+/* On POSIX, mrb_dir_handle wraps DIR */
+struct mrb_dir_handle {
+  DIR *dir;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Directory Operations
+ */
+
+mrb_dir_handle*
+mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  DIR *dir = opendir(path);
+  if (dir == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle = (mrb_dir_handle*)mrb_malloc(mrb, sizeof(mrb_dir_handle));
+  handle->dir = dir;
+  return handle;
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  int result = closedir(handle->dir);
+  mrb_free(mrb, handle);
+  return result;
+}
+
+const char*
+mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  struct dirent *dp = readdir(handle->dir);
+  return dp ? dp->d_name : NULL;
+}
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_rewind(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  rewinddir(handle->dir);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Optional Operations
+ */
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_seek(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle, long pos)
+{
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+  /* Android doesn't have reliable seekdir */
+  (void)mrb; (void)handle; (void)pos;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+#else
+  (void)mrb;
+  seekdir(handle->dir, pos);
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+long
+mrb_dir_hal_tell(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+#if defined(__ANDROID__)
+  /* Android doesn't have reliable telldir */
+  (void)mrb; (void)handle;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+#else
+  (void)mrb;
+  return telldir(handle->dir);
+#endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Filesystem Operations
+ */
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_mkdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path, int mode)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return mkdir(path, (mode_t)mode);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_rmdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return rmdir(path);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_chdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return chdir(path);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_getcwd(mrb_state *mrb, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return getcwd(buf, size) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_chroot(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+#if defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(__MSDOS__)
+  /* Not available on these platforms */
+  (void)mrb; (void)path;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+#else
+  (void)mrb;
+  return chroot(path);
+#endif
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_is_directory(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  struct stat sb;
+  (void)mrb;
+
+  if (stat(path, &sb) == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * HAL Initialization/Finalization
+ */
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* No initialization needed for POSIX */
+}
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* No cleanup needed for POSIX */
+}
+
+/*
+ * Gem initialization
+ */
+
+void
+mrb_hal_posix_dir_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* HAL interface functions are called by mruby-dir gem */
+}
+
+void
+mrb_hal_posix_dir_gem_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* Cleanup handled by mrb_dir_hal_final called from mruby-dir */
+}
diff --git a/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/mrbgem.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..426829dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/mrbgem.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('hal-win-dir') do |spec|
+  spec.license = 'MIT and MIT-like license'
+  spec.authors = ['mruby developers', 'Kevlin Henney']
+  spec.summary = 'Windows HAL for mruby-dir'
+
+  spec.add_dependency 'mruby-dir', core: 'mruby-dir'
+end
diff --git a/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/src/dir_hal.c b/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/src/dir_hal.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf4419936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/hal-win-dir/src/dir_hal.c
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+/*
+** dir_hal.c - Windows HAL implementation for mruby-dir
+**
+** See Copyright Notice in mruby.h
+**
+** Windows implementation for directory operations using _findfirst/_findnext APIs.
+** Provides POSIX-compatible interface on Windows.
+**
+** Based on dirent.c by Kevlin Henney (kevlin@acm.org, kevlin@curbralan.com)
+** Original implementation: Created March 1997. Updated June 2003 and July 2012.
+** See end of file for Kevlin Henney's copyright notice.
+*/
+
+#include <mruby.h>
+#include "dir_hal.h"
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <direct.h>
+#include <io.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* Windows directory handle implementation */
+struct mrb_dir_handle {
+  intptr_t handle;          /* _findfirst/_findnext handle */
+  struct _finddata_t info;  /* Current entry info */
+  char *pattern;            /* Search pattern (e.g., "dir/*") */
+  int first;                /* Flag: haven't read first entry yet */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Directory Operations
+ */
+
+mrb_dir_handle*
+mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
+  size_t len = strlen(path);
+  const char *suffix;
+
+  /* Add wildcard suffix if needed */
+  suffix = (len > 0 && (path[len-1] == '/' || path[len-1] == '\\')) ? "*" : "/*";
+
+  handle = (mrb_dir_handle*)mrb_malloc(mrb, sizeof(mrb_dir_handle));
+  handle->pattern = (char*)mrb_malloc(mrb, len + strlen(suffix) + 1);
+  strcpy(handle->pattern, path);
+  strcat(handle->pattern, suffix);
+
+  handle->handle = _findfirst(handle->pattern, &handle->info);
+  if (handle->handle == -1) {
+    mrb_free(mrb, handle->pattern);
+    mrb_free(mrb, handle);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  handle->first = 1;
+  return handle;
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  int result = -1;
+
+  if (handle->handle != -1) {
+    result = _findclose(handle->handle);
+  }
+
+  mrb_free(mrb, handle->pattern);
+  mrb_free(mrb, handle);
+
+  if (result == -1) {
+    /* Map all errors to EBADF */
+    errno = EBADF;
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+const char*
+mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+
+  if (handle->handle == -1) {
+    errno = EBADF;
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  /* First call returns the result from _findfirst */
+  if (handle->first) {
+    handle->first = 0;
+    return handle->info.name;
+  }
+
+  /* Subsequent calls use _findnext */
+  if (_findnext(handle->handle, &handle->info) == -1) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return handle->info.name;
+}
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_rewind(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+
+  if (handle->handle == -1) {
+    errno = EBADF;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  /* Close and reopen to rewind */
+  _findclose(handle->handle);
+  handle->handle = _findfirst(handle->pattern, &handle->info);
+  handle->first = 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Optional Operations
+ */
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_seek(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle, long pos)
+{
+  /* Not supported on Windows */
+  (void)mrb; (void)handle; (void)pos;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+long
+mrb_dir_hal_tell(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *handle)
+{
+  /* Not supported on Windows */
+  (void)mrb; (void)handle;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Filesystem Operations
+ */
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_mkdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path, int mode)
+{
+  /* Windows _mkdir ignores mode parameter */
+  (void)mrb; (void)mode;
+  return _mkdir(path);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_rmdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return _rmdir(path);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_chdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return _chdir(path);
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_getcwd(mrb_state *mrb, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  return _getcwd(buf, (int)size) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_chroot(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  /* Not available on Windows */
+  (void)mrb; (void)path;
+  errno = ENOSYS;
+  return -1;
+}
+
+int
+mrb_dir_hal_is_directory(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path)
+{
+  struct _stat sb;
+  (void)mrb;
+
+  if (_stat(path, &sb) == 0 && (sb.st_mode & _S_IFDIR)) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * HAL Initialization/Finalization
+ */
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* No initialization needed for Windows */
+}
+
+void
+mrb_dir_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* No cleanup needed for Windows */
+}
+
+/*
+ * Gem initialization
+ */
+
+void
+mrb_hal_win_dir_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* HAL interface functions are called by mruby-dir gem */
+}
+
+void
+mrb_hal_win_dir_gem_final(mrb_state *mrb)
+{
+  (void)mrb;
+  /* Cleanup handled by mrb_dir_hal_final called from mruby-dir */
+}
+
+/*
+** Portions derived from dirent.c by Kevlin Henney:
+**
+** Copyright Kevlin Henney, 1997, 2003, 2012. All rights reserved.
+**
+** Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
+** documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
+** that this copyright and permissions notice appear in all copies and
+** derivatives.
+**
+** This software is supplied "as is" without express or implied warranty.
+**
+** But that said, if there are any problems please get in touch.
+*/
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/include/dir_hal.h b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/include/dir_hal.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c087e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/include/dir_hal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+/*
+** dir_hal.h - Directory HAL interface for mruby
+**
+** See Copyright Notice in mruby.h
+**
+** Hardware Abstraction Layer for directory operations.
+** Provides platform-independent interface for filesystem directory operations.
+*/
+
+#ifndef MRUBY_DIR_HAL_H
+#define MRUBY_DIR_HAL_H
+
+#include <mruby.h>
+
+/*
+ * Platform-independent directory handle
+ * Each HAL implementation defines this structure internally
+ */
+typedef struct mrb_dir_handle mrb_dir_handle;
+
+/*
+ * Directory Operations
+ */
+
+/* Open directory for reading. Returns handle or NULL on error (sets errno). */
+mrb_dir_handle* mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path);
+
+/* Close directory handle. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *dir);
+
+/* Read next entry from directory. Returns name or NULL at end/error. */
+const char* mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *dir);
+
+/* Rewind directory to beginning */
+void mrb_dir_hal_rewind(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *dir);
+
+/*
+ * Optional Operations (may not be available on all platforms)
+ */
+
+/* Seek to position in directory. Returns -1 if unsupported (sets errno to ENOSYS). */
+int mrb_dir_hal_seek(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *dir, long pos);
+
+/* Get current position in directory. Returns -1 if unsupported (sets errno to ENOSYS). */
+long mrb_dir_hal_tell(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_dir_handle *dir);
+
+/*
+ * Filesystem Operations
+ */
+
+/* Create directory with mode (mode may be ignored on some platforms). Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_mkdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path, int mode);
+
+/* Remove empty directory. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_rmdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path);
+
+/* Change current working directory. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_chdir(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path);
+
+/* Get current working directory. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_getcwd(mrb_state *mrb, char *buf, size_t size);
+
+/* Change root directory (privileged operation). Returns -1 if unsupported (sets errno to ENOSYS). */
+int mrb_dir_hal_chroot(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path);
+
+/* Check if path is a directory. Returns 1 if directory, 0 if not. */
+int mrb_dir_hal_is_directory(mrb_state *mrb, const char *path);
+
+/*
+ * HAL Initialization/Finalization
+ */
+
+/* Initialize HAL (called once at gem initialization) */
+void mrb_dir_hal_init(mrb_state *mrb);
+
+/* Cleanup HAL (called once at gem finalization) */
+void mrb_dir_hal_final(mrb_state *mrb);
+
+#endif /* MRUBY_DIR_HAL_H */
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
index ed05e14d1..71ed21cbd 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/mrbgem.rake
@@ -1,4 +1,35 @@
 MRuby::Gem::Specification.new('mruby-dir') do |spec|
   spec.license = 'MIT and MIT-like license'
   spec.authors = ['Internet Initiative Japan Inc.', 'Kevlin Henney']
+
+  # Check if HAL gem is loaded
+  # HAL gems must be explicitly specified in build config (recommended) or via auto-selection below
+  spec.build.gems.one? { |g| g.name =~ /^hal-.*-dir$/ } or begin
+    # No HAL found - determine appropriate error message or auto-load
+    suggested_hal = if ENV['MRUBY_DIR_HAL']
+      ENV['MRUBY_DIR_HAL']
+    elsif spec.for_windows?
+      'hal-win-dir'
+    elsif RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /linux|darwin|bsd/
+      'hal-posix-dir'
+    else
+      nil
+    end
+
+    if suggested_hal
+      # Auto-load HAL gem for convenience (for development)
+      # This works because HAL gems declare dependency on mruby-dir
+      warn "mruby-dir: No HAL specified, loading #{suggested_hal} (explicit selection recommended)"
+      spec.build.gem core: suggested_hal
+    else
+      # Unknown platform - fail with helpful message
+      fail "mruby-dir: No HAL available for platform '#{RUBY_PLATFORM}'.\n" \
+           "Please specify HAL gem explicitly in your build config:\n" \
+           "  conf.gem core: 'hal-posix-dir'   # For Linux/macOS/BSD\n" \
+           "  conf.gem core: 'hal-win-dir'     # For Windows\n" \
+           "Or set environment variable:\n" \
+           "  MRUBY_DIR_HAL=hal-myplatform-dir\n" \
+           "See mrbgems/mruby-dir/README.md for creating custom HAL."
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/Win/dirent.c b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/Win/dirent.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 086aaf972..000000000
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/Win/dirent.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-    Implementation of POSIX directory browsing functions and types for Win32.
-
-    Author:  Kevlin Henney (kevlin@acm.org, kevlin@curbralan.com)
-    History: Created March 1997. Updated June 2003 and July 2012.
-    Rights:  See end of file.
-
-*/
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <io.h> /* _findfirst and _findnext set errno iff they return -1 */
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-{
-#endif
-
-typedef ptrdiff_t handle_type; /* C99's intptr_t not sufficiently portable */
-
-struct dirent
-{
-    char *d_name;
-};
-
-struct DIR
-{
-    handle_type         handle; /* -1 for failed rewind */
-    struct _finddata_t  info;
-    struct dirent       result; /* d_name null iff first time */
-    char                *name;  /* null-terminated char string */
-};
-
-typedef struct DIR DIR;
-
-DIR *opendir(const char *name)
-{
-    DIR *dir = 0;
-
-    if (name && name[0]) {
-        size_t base_length = strlen(name);
-        const char *all = /* search pattern must end with suitable wildcard */
-            strchr("/\\", name[base_length - 1]) ? "*" : "/*";
-
-        if ((dir = (DIR *) malloc(sizeof *dir)) != 0 &&
-            (dir->name = (char *) malloc(base_length + strlen(all) + 1)) != 0) {
-            strcat(strcpy(dir->name, name), all);
-
-            if ((dir->handle = (handle_type) _findfirst(dir->name, &dir->info)) != -1) {
-                dir->result.d_name = 0;
-            }
-            else {              /* rollback */
-                free(dir->name);
-                free(dir);
-                dir = 0;
-            }
-        }
-        else {                  /* rollback */
-            free(dir);
-            dir   = 0;
-            errno = ENOMEM;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        errno = EINVAL;
-    }
-
-    return dir;
-}
-
-int closedir(DIR *dir)
-{
-    int result = -1;
-
-    if (dir) {
-        if (dir->handle != -1)
-        {
-            result = _findclose(dir->handle);
-        }
-
-        free(dir->name);
-        free(dir);
-    }
-
-    if (result == -1) {        /* map all errors to EBADF */
-        errno = EBADF;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-struct dirent *readdir(DIR *dir)
-{
-    struct dirent *result = 0;
-
-    if (dir && dir->handle != -1) {
-        if (!dir->result.d_name || _findnext(dir->handle, &dir->info) != -1) {
-            result         = &dir->result;
-            result->d_name = dir->info.name;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
-        errno = EBADF;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
-void rewinddir(DIR *dir)
-{
-    if (dir && dir->handle != -1) {
-        _findclose(dir->handle);
-        dir->handle = (handle_type) _findfirst(dir->name, &dir->info);
-        dir->result.d_name = 0;
-    }
-    else {
-        errno = EBADF;
-    }
-}
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-/*
-
-    Copyright Kevlin Henney, 1997, 2003, 2012. All rights reserved.
-
-    Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
-    documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
-    that this copyright and permissions notice appear in all copies and
-    derivatives.
-
-    This software is supplied "as is" without express or implied warranty.
-
-    But that said, if there are any problems please get in touch.
-
-*/
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/dir.c b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/dir.c
index 28cc85c5d..11a8c1c7f 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/dir.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-dir/src/dir.c
@@ -11,36 +11,15 @@
 #include <mruby/error.h>
 #include <mruby/string.h>
 #include <mruby/presym.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-  #define MAXPATHLEN 1024
- #if !defined(PATH_MAX)
-  #define PATH_MAX MAX_PATH
- #endif
-  #define S_ISDIR(B) ((B)&_S_IFDIR)
-  #include "Win/dirent.c"
-  #include <direct.h>
-  #define rmdir(path) _rmdir(path)
-  #define getcwd(path,len) _getcwd(path,len)
-  #define mkdir(path,mode) _mkdir(path)
-  #define chdir(path) _chdir(path)
-#else
-  #include <sys/param.h>
-  #include <dirent.h>
-  #include <unistd.h>
-#endif
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <signal.h>
+#include "dir_hal.h"
+
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #define E_IO_ERROR mrb_exc_get_id(mrb, MRB_SYM(IOError))
 
 struct mrb_dir {
-  DIR *dir;
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -48,9 +27,9 @@ mrb_dir_free(mrb_state *mrb, void *ptr)
 {
   struct mrb_dir *mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)ptr;
 
-  if (mdir->dir) {
-    closedir(mdir->dir);
-    mdir->dir = NULL;
+  if (mdir->handle) {
+    mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb, mdir->handle);
+    mdir->handle = NULL;
   }
   mrb_free(mrb, mdir);
 }
@@ -73,13 +52,13 @@ mrb_dir_close(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   struct mrb_dir *mdir;
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_get_datatype(mrb, self, &mrb_dir_type);
   if (!mdir) return mrb_nil_value();
-  if (!mdir->dir) {
+  if (!mdir->handle) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_IO_ERROR, "closed directory");
   }
-  if (closedir(mdir->dir) == -1) {
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb, mdir->handle) == -1) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, "closedir");
   }
-  mdir->dir = NULL;
+  mdir->handle = NULL;
   return mrb_nil_value();
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +73,7 @@ mrb_dir_close(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_init(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-  DIR *dir;
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
   struct mrb_dir *mdir;
   const char *path;
 
@@ -106,14 +85,14 @@ mrb_dir_init(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   DATA_PTR(self) = NULL;
 
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_malloc(mrb, sizeof(*mdir));
-  mdir->dir = NULL;
+  mdir->handle = NULL;
   DATA_PTR(self) = mdir;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  if ((dir = opendir(path)) == NULL) {
+  if ((handle = mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb, path)) == NULL) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
-  mdir->dir = dir;
+  mdir->handle = handle;
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +111,7 @@ mrb_dir_delete(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
   const char *path;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  if (rmdir(path) == -1) {
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_rmdir(mrb, path) == -1) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
   return mrb_fixnum_value(0);
@@ -150,11 +129,10 @@ mrb_dir_delete(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_existp(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 {
-  struct stat sb;
   const char *path;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  if (stat(path, &sb) == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_is_directory(mrb, path)) {
     return mrb_true_value();
   }
   else {
@@ -178,7 +156,7 @@ mrb_dir_getwd(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
   mrb_int size = 64;
 
   path = mrb_str_buf_new(mrb, size);
-  while (getcwd(RSTRING_PTR(path), (size_t)size) == NULL) {
+  while (mrb_dir_hal_getcwd(mrb, RSTRING_PTR(path), (size_t)size) == -1) {
     int e = errno;
     if (e != ERANGE) {
       mrb_sys_fail(mrb, "getcwd(2)");
@@ -210,7 +188,7 @@ mrb_dir_mkdir(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 
   mode = 0777;
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z|i", &path, &mode);
-  if (mkdir(path, mode) == -1) {
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_mkdir(mrb, path, (int)mode) == -1) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
   return mrb_fixnum_value(0);
@@ -223,7 +201,7 @@ mrb_dir_chdir(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
   const char *path;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  if (chdir(path) == -1) {
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_chdir(mrb, path) == -1) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
   return mrb_fixnum_value(0);
@@ -241,21 +219,19 @@ mrb_dir_chdir(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_chroot(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__ANDROID__) || defined(__MSDOS__)
-  mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "chroot() unreliable on your system");
-  return mrb_fixnum_value(0);
-#else
   const char *path;
-  mrb_int res;
+  int res;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  res = chroot(path);
+  res = mrb_dir_hal_chroot(mrb, path);
   if (res == -1) {
+    if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+      mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "chroot() unreliable on your system");
+    }
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
 
   return mrb_fixnum_value(res);
-#endif
 }
 
 static mrb_bool
@@ -280,22 +256,22 @@ skip_name_p(const char *name)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_empty(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-  DIR *dir;
-  struct dirent *dp;
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
+  const char *name;
   const char *path;
   mrb_value result = mrb_true_value();
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
-  if ((dir = opendir(path)) == NULL) {
+  if ((handle = mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb, path)) == NULL) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
-  while ((dp = readdir(dir))) {
-    if (!skip_name_p(dp->d_name)) {
+  while ((name = mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb, handle)) != NULL) {
+    if (!skip_name_p(name)) {
       result = mrb_false_value();
       break;
     }
   }
-  closedir(dir);
+  mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb, handle);
   return result;
 }
 
@@ -315,16 +291,16 @@ static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_read(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
   struct mrb_dir *mdir;
-  struct dirent *dp;
+  const char *name;
 
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_get_datatype(mrb, self, &mrb_dir_type);
   if (!mdir) return mrb_nil_value();
-  if (!mdir->dir) {
+  if (!mdir->handle) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_IO_ERROR, "closed directory");
   }
-  dp = readdir(mdir->dir);
-  if (dp != NULL) {
-    return mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, dp->d_name);
+  name = mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb, mdir->handle);
+  if (name != NULL) {
+    return mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, name);
   }
   else {
     return mrb_nil_value();
@@ -349,10 +325,10 @@ mrb_dir_rewind(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_get_datatype(mrb, self, &mrb_dir_type);
   if (!mdir) return mrb_nil_value();
-  if (!mdir->dir) {
+  if (!mdir->handle) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_IO_ERROR, "closed directory");
   }
-  rewinddir(mdir->dir);
+  mrb_dir_hal_rewind(mrb, mdir->handle);
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -372,22 +348,21 @@ mrb_dir_rewind(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_seek(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-  #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__ANDROID__)
-  mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "dirseek() unreliable on your system");
-  return self;
-  #else
   struct mrb_dir *mdir;
   mrb_int pos;
 
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_get_datatype(mrb, self, &mrb_dir_type);
   if (!mdir) return mrb_nil_value();
-  if (!mdir->dir) {
+  if (!mdir->handle) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_IO_ERROR, "closed directory");
   }
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "i", &pos);
-  seekdir(mdir->dir, (long)pos);
+  if (mrb_dir_hal_seek(mrb, mdir->handle, (long)pos) == -1) {
+    if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+      mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "dirseek() unreliable on your system");
+    }
+  }
   return self;
-  #endif
 }
 
 /*
@@ -405,21 +380,21 @@ mrb_dir_seek(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_tell(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
-#if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__ANDROID__)
-  mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "dirtell() unreliable on your system");
-  return mrb_fixnum_value(0);
-#else
   struct mrb_dir *mdir;
-  mrb_int pos;
+  long pos;
 
   mdir = (struct mrb_dir*)mrb_get_datatype(mrb, self, &mrb_dir_type);
   if (!mdir) return mrb_nil_value();
-  if (!mdir->dir) {
+  if (!mdir->handle) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_IO_ERROR, "closed directory");
   }
-  pos = (mrb_int)telldir(mdir->dir);
-  return mrb_fixnum_value(pos);
-#endif
+  pos = mrb_dir_hal_tell(mrb, mdir->handle);
+  if (pos == -1) {
+    if (errno == ENOSYS) {
+      mrb_raise(mrb, E_NOTIMP_ERROR, "dirtell() unreliable on your system");
+    }
+  }
+  return mrb_fixnum_value((mrb_int)pos);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -433,23 +408,23 @@ static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_entries(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 {
   const char *path;
-  DIR *dir;
-  struct dirent *dp;
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
+  const char *name;
   mrb_value ary;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
 
-  dir = opendir(path);
-  if (dir == NULL) {
+  handle = mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb, path);
+  if (handle == NULL) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
 
   ary = mrb_ary_new(mrb);
-  while ((dp = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-    mrb_ary_push(mrb, ary, mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, dp->d_name));
+  while ((name = mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb, handle)) != NULL) {
+    mrb_ary_push(mrb, ary, mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, name));
   }
 
-  closedir(dir);
+  mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb, handle);
   return ary;
 }
 
@@ -465,25 +440,25 @@ static mrb_value
 mrb_dir_children(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value klass)
 {
   const char *path;
-  DIR *dir;
-  struct dirent *dp;
+  mrb_dir_handle *handle;
+  const char *name;
   mrb_value ary;
 
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "z", &path);
 
-  dir = opendir(path);
-  if (dir == NULL) {
+  handle = mrb_dir_hal_open(mrb, path);
+  if (handle == NULL) {
     mrb_sys_fail(mrb, path);
   }
 
   ary = mrb_ary_new(mrb);
-  while ((dp = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-    if (!skip_name_p(dp->d_name)) {
-      mrb_ary_push(mrb, ary, mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, dp->d_name));
+  while ((name = mrb_dir_hal_read(mrb, handle)) != NULL) {
+    if (!skip_name_p(name)) {
+      mrb_ary_push(mrb, ary, mrb_str_new_cstr(mrb, name));
     }
   }
 
-  closedir(dir);
+  mrb_dir_hal_close(mrb, handle);
   return ary;
 }
 
@@ -492,6 +467,8 @@ mrb_mruby_dir_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
 {
   struct RClass *d;
 
+  mrb_dir_hal_init(mrb);
+
   d = mrb_define_class_id(mrb, MRB_SYM(Dir), mrb->object_class);
   MRB_SET_INSTANCE_TT(d, MRB_TT_DATA);
   mrb_define_class_method_id(mrb, d, MRB_SYM(delete),  mrb_dir_delete, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
@@ -517,4 +494,5 @@ mrb_mruby_dir_gem_init(mrb_state *mrb)
 void
 mrb_mruby_dir_gem_final(mrb_state *mrb)
 {
+  mrb_dir_hal_final(mrb);
 }