Index: static/upload.py
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--- static/upload.py	(revision 103)
+++ static/upload.py	(working copy)
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@
 parser.add_option("-i", "--issue", type="int", action="store",
                   metavar="ISSUE", default=None,
                   help="Issue number to which to add. Defaults to new issue.")
+parser.add_option("--lb", action="store_true",
+                  dest="local_base", default=False,
+                  help="base file will be uploaded")
 
 
 def GetRpcServer(options):
@@ -495,7 +498,10 @@
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
   elif verbosity >= 2:
     logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
-  base = GuessBase()
+  if options.local_base:
+    base = "None"
+  else:
+    base = GuessBase()
   CheckForUnknownFiles()
   data = RunShell("svn diff", args)
   count = 0