diff -r 57b4279d8c4e -r 03e267d67478 app/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/app/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py	Fri Jul 18 18:22:23 2008 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os
+
+from django.core.management.base import copy_helper, CommandError, LabelCommand
+
+class Command(LabelCommand):
+    help = ("Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app name"
+            " in the current directory.")
+    args = "[appname]"
+    label = 'application name'
+
+    requires_model_validation = False
+    # Can't import settings during this command, because they haven't
+    # necessarily been created.
+    can_import_settings = False
+
+    def handle_label(self, app_name, directory=None, **options):
+        if directory is None:
+            directory = os.getcwd()
+        # Determine the project_name by using the basename of directory,
+        # which should be the full path of the project directory (or the
+        # current directory if no directory was passed).
+        project_name = os.path.basename(directory)
+        if app_name == project_name:
+            raise CommandError("You cannot create an app with the same name"
+                               " (%r) as your project." % app_name)
+        copy_helper(self.style, 'app', app_name, directory, project_name)
+
+class ProjectCommand(Command):
+    help = ("Creates a Django app directory structure for the given app name"
+            " in this project's directory.")
+
+    def __init__(self, project_directory):
+        super(ProjectCommand, self).__init__()
+        self.project_directory = project_directory
+
+    def handle_label(self, app_name, **options):
+        super(ProjectCommand, self).handle_label(app_name, self.project_directory, **options)