pushd $parent_dir
# zip up feisty meow, but exclude the file names we never want to see.
-tar -h -czf $TEMPO_FILE $base_dir $XC"*/*.tar.gz" $XC"*/*.zip" $XC"*/waste/*" $XC"*/logs/*" $XC"*/binaries/*" $XC"*.git*" $XC"*/code_guide/*" $XC"*/kona/bin/*"
+tar -h -czf $TEMPO_FILE $base_dir $XC*/*.tar.gz $XC*/*.zip $XC*/waste/* $XC*/logs/* $XC*/binaries/* $XC*.git* $XC*/code_guide/* $XC*/kona/bin/*
# now move the newest version into its resting place. this prepares the
# feisty_meow package for uploading.