test_or_die "generating revision control file list"
popd &>/dev/null
-perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_careful_git_update
+perform_revctrl_action_on_file "$tempfile" do_careful_git_update "$(\pwd)"
test_or_die "doing a careful git update on: $tempfile"
# send our little boat down the stream to the dependent repository.