--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.c.old	2008-11-26 15:14:36.000000000 +0100

+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.c	2008-11-26 15:16:33.000000000 +0100

@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@

 #endif

 }

+extern const char *archdep_home_etc_path(void)

+{

+	char *home_etc = getenv("HOME_ETC");

+

+	if (home_etc) return home_etc;

+		return archdep_home_path();

+}

+

 char *archdep_default_sysfile_pathlist(const char *emu_id)

 {

     static char *default_path;

@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@

         const char *home_path;

         boot_path = archdep_boot_path();

-        home_path = archdep_home_path();

+        home_path = archdep_home_etc_path();

         /* First search in the `LIBDIR' then the $HOME/.vice/ dir (home_path)

            and then in the `boot_path'.  */

@@ -237,7 +245,7 @@

     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {

       const char *home;

-      home = archdep_home_path();

+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();

       return util_concat(home, "/.vice/vicerc", NULL);

     } else {

       return util_concat(archdep_pref_path, "/vicerc", NULL);

@@ -249,7 +257,7 @@

     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {

       const char *home;

-      home = archdep_home_path();

+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();

       return util_concat(home, "/.vice/fliplist-", machine_name, ".vfl", NULL);

     } else {

       return util_concat(archdep_pref_path, "/fliplist-", machine_name, ".vfl", NULL);

@@ -263,7 +271,7 @@

     const char *viceuserdir;

     if(archdep_pref_path==NULL) {

-      home = archdep_home_path();

+      home = archdep_home_etc_path();

       viceuserdir = util_concat(home, "/.vice", NULL);

     } else {

       viceuserdir = archdep_pref_path;

--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.h~	2008-07-07 20:23:10.000000000 +0200

+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/archdep.h	2008-11-26 15:18:28.000000000 +0100

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@

 /* No key symcode.  */

 #define ARCHDEP_KEYBOARD_SYM_NONE 0

-extern const char *archdep_home_path(void);

+extern const char *archdep_home_etc_path(void);

 /* set this path to customize the preference storage */ 

 extern const char *archdep_pref_path;

--- vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/gui/uicommands.c~	2008-07-07 20:22:35.000000000 +0200

+++ vice-2.0/src/arch/unix/gui/uicommands.c	2008-11-26 15:20:21.000000000 +0100

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@

 static UI_CALLBACK(load_quicksnap)

 {

-    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",

+    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_etc_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",

         machine_name, ".vsf", NULL);

     if (!ui_emulation_is_paused())

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@

 static UI_CALLBACK(save_quicksnap)

 {

-    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",

+    char *fname = util_concat(archdep_home_etc_path(), "/", VICEUSERDIR, "/",

         machine_name, ".vsf", NULL);

     interrupt_maincpu_trigger_trap(save_snapshot_trap, (void *)fname);