diff -ruN src/tilp_plugin.c src2/tilp_plugin.c
--- src/tilp_plugin.c	2003-08-27 14:07:23.000000000 +0200
+++ src2/tilp_plugin.c	2004-03-24 20:56:40.000000000 +0100
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
 			continue;
 		if (!strcmp(dirname, ".."))
 			continue;
+		if (!strcmp(dirname, ".keep"))
+			continue;
 
 		plugin_info = query_plugin(inst_paths.plugin_dir, dirname);
 		if (plugin_info == NULL)