--- a/STXInstaller.st	Thu Dec 23 17:29:22 1999 +0100
+++ b/STXInstaller.st	Thu Dec 23 22:43:20 1999 +0100
@@ -623,6 +623,11 @@
     release := self smalltalkRelease.
 
     k := Win32OperatingSystem::RegistryEntry key:'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software'.
+    k isNil ifTrue:[
+        self warn:'cannot update registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\eXept'.
+        ^ self.
+    ].
+
     k := k createSubKeyNamed:'eXept'.
     k := k createSubKeyNamed:'Smalltalk/X'.
     k valueNamed:'CurrentVersion' put:release.
@@ -633,7 +638,7 @@
     k valueNamed:'DocDir' put:stxDocDir.
     k valueNamed:'PackageDirPath' put:stxPkgDir.
 
-    "Modified: / 31.5.1999 / 15:24:41 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 23.12.1999 / 22:21:18 / cg"
 !
 
 createSymbolicLinks
@@ -773,10 +778,11 @@
 !
 
 recursiveCopy:src to:dst print:doPrint
-    |cmd srcF dstF d|
+    |cmd srcBaseName srcF dstF d|
 
     srcF := src asFilename.
     dstF := dst asFilename.
+
 "/    OperatingSystem isUNIXlike ifTrue:[
 "/        cmd := 'cp -r ' , src , ' ' , destDir.
 "/        commandTraceView showCR:cmd , ' ...'.
@@ -785,11 +791,16 @@
 "/
 "/        self executeCommandAndShowOutput:cmd
 "/    ] ifFalse:[
+        srcBaseName := srcF baseName.
+        (srcBaseName startsWith:'.#') ifTrue:[^ self].
+
         (#(
             'CVS'
             'not_delivered'
-        ) includes:srcF baseName) ifFalse:[
-            srcF baseName includesMatchCharacters ifTrue:[
+            '.cvsignore'
+            '.dir.info'
+        ) includes:srcBaseName) ifFalse:[
+            srcBaseName includesMatchCharacters ifTrue:[
                 doPrint ifTrue:[
                     OperatingSystem isUNIXlike ifTrue:[
                         commandTraceView showCR:('cp ' , srcF pathName , ' ' , dstF pathName).
@@ -799,7 +810,7 @@
                     commandTraceView endEntry.
                 ].
                 srcF directory directoryContents do:[:fileName |
-                    ((srcF baseName) match:fileName) ifTrue:[
+                    (srcBaseName match:fileName) ifTrue:[
                         (#(
                             'CVS'
                             'not_delivered'
@@ -822,7 +833,7 @@
                 ].
                 srcF isDirectory ifFalse:[
                     (dstF exists and:[dstF isDirectory]) ifTrue:[
-                        dstF := dstF construct:srcF baseName.
+                        dstF := dstF construct:srcBaseName.
                     ].
                     srcF copyTo:dstF.
                     OperatingSystem isUNIXlike ifTrue:[
@@ -831,7 +842,7 @@
                         ]
                     ]
                 ] ifTrue:[
-                    d := dstF asFilename construct:srcF baseName.
+                    d := dstF asFilename construct:srcBaseName.
                     (d exists) ifFalse:[
                         d makeDirectory.
                     ].
@@ -846,7 +857,7 @@
 "/    ]
 
     "Created: / 31.5.1999 / 13:05:09 / cg"
-    "Modified: / 31.5.1999 / 13:14:19 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 23.12.1999 / 22:07:41 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !STXInstaller methodsFor:'startup'!