--- a/include/EST_cutils.h
+++ b/include/EST_cutils.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 extern const char * const est_tools_version;
 extern const char * const est_name;
 extern const char * const est_libdir;
+extern const char * const est_datadir;
 extern const char * const est_ostype;
 
 #include "EST_walloc.h"
--- a/utils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/Makefile
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@
 include $(TOP)/config/common_make_rules
 
 EST_cutils.o: EST_cutils.c
-	$(CC_COMMAND) -DESTNAME='$(PROJECT_NAME)' -DESTDATE='$(PROJECT_DATE)' -DESTVERSION='$(PROJECT_VERSION)' -DESTLIBDIRC='$(EST_HOME)/lib' -DESTSTATE='$(PROJECT_STATE)' -DESTOSTYPE='$(SYSTEM_TYPE)' EST_cutils.c
+	$(CC_COMMAND) -DESTNAME='$(PROJECT_NAME)' -DESTDATE='$(PROJECT_DATE)' -DESTVERSION='$(PROJECT_VERSION)' -DESTLIBDIR=\"/usr/lib\" -DESTDATADIR=\"/usr/share\" -DESTSTATE='$(PROJECT_STATE)' -DESTOSTYPE='$(SYSTEM_TYPE)' EST_cutils.c
 
--- a/lib/siod/siod.scm
+++ b/lib/siod/siod.scm
@@ -426,19 +426,28 @@
 ;; will be set automatically on start-up
 (defvar libdir '<automatically_set>
   "libdir
-  The pathname of the run-time libary directory.  Note reseting is 
-  almost definitely not what you want to do.   This value is automatically
-  set at start up from the value specifed at compile-time or the value
-  specifed with --libdir on the command line.  A number of other variables
-  depend on this value.")
+  The pathname of the architecture-dependent run-time libary directory.
+  Note reseting is almost definitely not what you want to do.   This
+  value is automatically set at start up from the value specifed at
+  compile-time or the value specifed with --libdir on the command line.
+  A number of other variables depend on this value.")
 
-(defvar load-path (list libdir)
+(defvar datadir '<automatically_set>
+  "datadir
+  The pathname of the architecture-independent run-time libary
+  directory.  Note reseting is almost definitely not what you want to
+  do.   This value is automatically set at start up from the value
+  specifed at compile-time or the value specifed with --datadir on the
+  command line.  A number of other variables depend on this value.")
+
+(defvar load-path (list datadir)
   "load-path
   A list of directories containing .scm files.  Used for various functions
   such as load_library and require.  Follows the same use as EMACS.  By
-  default it is set up to the compile-time library directory but may be 
-  changed by the user at run time, by adding a user's own library directory
-  or even replacing all of the standard library. [see Site initialization]")
+  default it is set up to the compile-time architecture-independent
+  library directory but may be changed by the user at run time, by
+  adding a user's own library directory or even replacing all of the
+  standard library. [see Site initialization]")
 
 ;; will be set automatically on start-up
 (defvar *ostype* 'unknown
@@ -447,12 +456,6 @@
   on, e.g. SunOS5, FreeBSD, linux etc.  The value is taken from the Makefile
   variable OSTYPE at compile time.")
 
-(defvar etc-path (path-append libdir "etc/" *ostype*)
-  "etc-path
-  A list of directories where binaries specific to Festival may be located.
-  This variable is automatically set to LIBDIR/etc/OSTYPE/
-  and that path is added to the end of the UNIX PATH environment variable.")
-
 (define (library_expand_filename fname)
 "(library_expand_filename FILENAME)
   Search for filename by appending FILENAME to each member of load-path.
--- a/utils/EST_cutils.c
+++ b/utils/EST_cutils.c
@@ -54,12 +54,19 @@
 #ifdef ESTLIBDIRC
 #    define ESTLIBDIR STRINGIZE(ESTLIBDIRC)
 #endif
-
 #ifndef ESTLIBDIR
 #define ESTLIBDIR "/usr/local/lib/speech_tools"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ESTDATADIRC
+#    define ESTDATADIR STRINGIZE(ESTDATADIRC)
+#endif
+#ifndef ESTDATADIR
+#define ESTDATADIR "/usr/local/share/speech_tools"
+#endif
+
 const char * const est_libdir = ESTLIBDIR;
+const char * const est_datadir = ESTDATADIR;
 
 const char * const est_ostype = STRINGIZE(ESTOSTYPE);
 
--- a/main/siod_main.cc
+++ b/main/siod_main.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     EST_Pathname initfile;
 
     // Load library init first
-    initfile = EST_Pathname(est_libdir).as_directory();
+    initfile = EST_Pathname(est_datadir).as_directory();
     initfile += "siod";
     initfile += "init.scm";
 
@@ -197,9 +197,12 @@
 
     lib = EST_Pathname(est_libdir).as_directory();
     lib += "siod";
-    
     siod_set_lval("libdir",strintern(lib));
 
+    lib = EST_Pathname(est_datadir).as_directory();
+    lib += "siod";
+    siod_set_lval("datadir",strintern(lib));
+
     if (!strcmp(est_ostype,""))
       siod_set_lval("*ostype*",rintern(est_ostype));
     siod_set_lval("est_version",
@@ -221,19 +224,10 @@
 		       cons(flocons(minor),
 			    cons(flocons(subminor),NIL))));
 
-    EST_Pathname etcdircommon = est_libdir;
-    etcdircommon += "etc";
-
-    EST_Pathname etcdir = etcdircommon;
-    etcdir += est_ostype;
-    
     //  Modify my PATH to include these directories
-    siod_set_lval("etc-path",cons(rintern(etcdir),
-				  cons(rintern(etcdircommon),NIL)));
-
     EST_String path = getenv("PATH");
 
-    path += ":" + EST_String(etcdir) + ":" +  EST_String(etcdircommon);
+    path += ":" + EST_String(est_libdir);
 
     putenv(wstrdup("PATH=" + path));
     
--- a/main/xml_parser_main.cc
+++ b/main/xml_parser_main.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 		       al.sval("-sysdir") + "/\\1");
 
   pclass.register_id("//CSTR//EST \\(.*\\)",
-		     EST_String::cat(est_libdir, "/\\1.dtd"));
+		     EST_String::cat(est_datadir, "/\\1.dtd"));
 
   /* An individual parser runs over a single source.
     */