--- versioncontrol.py.orig	2007-06-25 11:33:24.000000000 +0200
+++ versioncontrol.py	2007-07-13 00:48:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         controlled by the given version control system.
         """
         parent_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(location))
-        if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join(parent_dir, self.MARKER_DIR)):
+        if not os.path.isdir(self.MARKER_DIR):
             raise IOError("Could not find version control information: %s" % location)
 
 
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@
     # This assumes that the whole PO directory is stored in darcs so we need to 
     # reach the _darcs dir from po/project/language. That results in this 
     # relative path
-    MARKER_DIR = "../../../_darcs"
+    MARKER_DIR = "_darcs"
     
     def __init__(self, location):
         GenericVersionControlSystem.__init__(self, location)
         self.darcsdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(location)),
                 self.MARKER_DIR)
-        self.location = os.path.abspath(location)
+        self.location = location
 
     def update(self, revision=None):
         """Does a clean update of the given path"""