-srcdir=`pwd`
-basepath=$(get_basepath)
-title=`read_and_escape_file "$title_file" | head -1`
-author=`read_and_escape_file "$author_file" | head -1`
-uuid=`read_and_escape_file "$uuid_file" | head -1`
+srcdir=$(pwd)
+tmp_snippets_dir=.tmp_feed_snippets
+basepath=$(get_basepath "${metadata_dir}/")
+title=$(read_and_escape_file "$title_file" | head -1)
+author=$(read_and_escape_file "$author_file" | head -1)
+uuid=$(get_uuid_from_meta_file "$meta_file")
+feed_gen_date=$(get_creation_date_from_meta_file_seconds "$meta_file")