--- a/mercurial/dirstate.py	Fri Apr 04 23:13:32 2008 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/dirstate.py	Sat Apr 05 18:15:04 2008 +0200
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@
         return False
 
     def _dirignore(self, f):
+        if f == '.':
+            return False
         if self._ignore(f):
             return True
         for c in strutil.findall(f, '/'):