Index: modules/locale/locale.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/locale/locale.module,v
retrieving revision 1.212.2.2
diff -u -r1.212.2.2 locale.module
--- modules/locale/locale.module	9 Jul 2008 21:48:28 -0000	1.212.2.2
+++ modules/locale/locale.module	16 Aug 2008 03:23:24 -0000
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
     $links = array();
     foreach ($languages[1] as $language) {
       $links[$language->language] = array(
-        'href'       => $_GET['q'],
+        'href'       => drupal_is_front_page() ? '<front>' : $_GET['q'],
         'title'      => $language->native,
         'language'   => $language,
         'attributes' => array('class' => 'language-link'),