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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# locale_prepareWorkingDirectory.sh -- This function prepares the
+# working directory where translation files should be stored.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The CentOS Project
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
+# your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+#
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# $Id$
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function locale_prepareWorkingDirectory {
+
+    if [[ ! -d ${L10N_WORKDIR} ]];then
+
+        # Create localization working directory making parent
+        # directories as needed. Subversion doesn't create directories
+        # recursively, so we use the system's `mkdir' command and then
+        # subversion to register the changes.
+        mkdir -p ${L10N_WORKDIR}
+
+        # Commit changes from working copy to central repository only.
+        # At this point, changes in the repository are not merged in
+        # the working copy, but chages in the working copy do are
+        # committed up to repository.
+        cli_commitRepoChanges "${L10N_BASEDIR}"
+
+    fi
+
+}