--- a/ProjectDefinition.st	Fri Jan 20 15:38:38 2012 +0100
+++ b/ProjectDefinition.st	Fri Jan 20 15:43:06 2012 +0100
@@ -4731,7 +4731,7 @@
     |abbrevs|
 
     AccessLock critical:[
-        |mustRead file|
+        |mustRead file myPackageDirectory|
 
         AbbrevDictionary isNil ifTrue:[
             AbbrevDictionary := WeakIdentityDictionary new.
@@ -4741,15 +4741,19 @@
         abbrevs := AbbrevDictionary at:self ifAbsent:[ mustRead := true. Dictionary new ].
 
         mustRead ifTrue:[
-            file := self packageDirectory / 'abbrev.stc'.
-            file exists ifTrue: [
-                file readingFileDo:[:stream |
-                    Smalltalk
-                        withAbbreviationsFromStream:stream
-                        do:[:nm :fn :pkg :cat :sz|
-                            abbrevs at: nm put: (AbbrevEntry new className:nm fileName:fn category:cat numClassInstVars:sz)
-                        ]
-                ]
+            myPackageDirectory := self packageDirectory.
+            myPackageDirectory isNil ifTrue:[
+            ] ifFalse:[
+                file := myPackageDirectory / 'abbrev.stc'.
+                file exists ifTrue: [
+                    file readingFileDo:[:stream |
+                        Smalltalk
+                            withAbbreviationsFromStream:stream
+                            do:[:nm :fn :pkg :cat :sz|
+                                abbrevs at: nm put: (AbbrevEntry new className:nm fileName:fn category:cat numClassInstVars:sz)
+                            ]
+                    ]
+                ].
             ].
         ].
     ].
@@ -4757,7 +4761,7 @@
     ^abbrevs
 
     "Created: / 06-03-2011 / 18:25:49 / Jan Vrany <jan.vrany@fit.cvut.cz>"
-    "Modified: / 18-08-2011 / 14:24:15 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 20-01-2012 / 15:42:47 / cg"
 !
 
 additionalClassAttributesFor: aClass
@@ -6651,11 +6655,11 @@
 !ProjectDefinition class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/ProjectDefinition.st,v 1.378 2012-01-19 16:27:09 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/ProjectDefinition.st,v 1.379 2012-01-20 14:43:06 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_CVS
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/ProjectDefinition.st,v 1.378 2012-01-19 16:27:09 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/ProjectDefinition.st,v 1.379 2012-01-20 14:43:06 cg Exp $'
 !
 
 version_SVN