log_feisty_meow_event "packing feisty meow in temporary file $TEMPO_FILE"
-# shortcut for the lengthy exclude parameter.
-# note that this only works on file patterns apparently, like *.hosed,
-# instead of working with general patterns (like */code_guide/*).
-export XC='--exclude='
-
parent_dir="$(dirname "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX")"
base_dir="$(basename "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX")"
pushd $parent_dir
+# shortcut for the lengthy exclude parameter.
+# note that this only works on file patterns apparently, like *.hosed,
+# instead of working with general patterns (like */code_guide/*).
+export XC='--exclude='
+
# archive feisty meow current state, but exclude the file names we never want
# to see in the archive. the exclude vcs flag takes care of excluding
# revision control system private dirs. first chunk of excludes is for the