# 
# 
# patch "plain.py"
#  from [a1de1134d7b5f8965cd15c419b9516318b2fc4bd]
#    to [cf8acc94e2d5d3e0df78526819d5a78b87b7af60]
# 
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--- plain.py	a1de1134d7b5f8965cd15c419b9516318b2fc4bd
+++ plain.py	cf8acc94e2d5d3e0df78526819d5a78b87b7af60
@@ -43,22 +43,32 @@ def readConfig(cfgfile):
     cfg.read(cfgfile)
     return cfg
 
-def getDefaultDatabase():
+def getWorkspaceRoot():
     dir = "."
     while True:
-        optionsFN = os.path.join(dir,"_MTN","options")
-        if os.path.exists(optionsFN):
-            fh = file(optionsFN,"r")
-            try:
-                for stanza in monotone.basic_io_parser(fh.read()):
-                    for k,v in stanza:
-                        if k == "database": 
-                            return v[0]
-            finally:
-                fh.close()
+        bookkeepingDir = os.path.join(dir,"_MTN")
+        if os.path.isdir(bookkeepingDir):
+            return os.path.abspath(dir)
+
         dir = os.path.join("..",dir)
         if not os.path.exists(dir): break
     return None
+    
+def getDefaultDatabase():
+    workspaceRoot = getWorkspaceRoot()
+    if not workspaceRoot: return None
+    
+    optionsFN = os.path.join(workspaceRoot,"_MTN","options")
+    if os.path.exists(optionsFN):
+        fh = file(optionsFN,"r")
+        try:
+            for stanza in monotone.basic_io_parser(fh.read()):
+                for k,v in stanza:
+                    if k == "database": 
+                        return v[0]
+        finally:
+            fh.close()
+    return None
 
 def getDefaultConfigFile():
     try:
@@ -70,6 +80,12 @@ def getDefaultConfigFile():
             homeDir = "."
     return os.path.normpath(os.path.join(homeDir, ".mtndumb"))   
     
+def informative(message):
+    print "mtndumb: %s" % message
+    
+def verbose(message):
+    print "mtndumb: %s" % message
+
 def parseOpt():
     
     par = OptionParser(usage=