diff -ur golly-2.1-src.old/makefile-gtk golly-2.1-src/makefile-gtk

--- golly-2.1-src.old/makefile-gtk	2010-09-29 06:16:38.000000000 +0000

+++ golly-2.1-src/makefile-gtk	2010-09-29 13:24:08.000000000 +0000

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

 BINFILES = golly bgolly RuleTableToTree

 CXXC = g++

-CXXFLAGS = `wx-config --cxxflags` -O5 -DZLIB -DVERSION=$(VERSION) \

+CXXFLAGS = `wx-config --cxxflags` -O5 -DZLIB -DVERSION=$(VERSION) -DSHAREDIR='"/usr/share/golly"'\

    -Wall -Wno-non-virtual-dtor -fno-strict-aliasing

 LDFLAGS = `wx-config --libs` -lz

diff -ur golly-2.1-src.old/wxgolly.cpp golly-2.1-src/wxgolly.cpp

--- golly-2.1-src.old/wxgolly.cpp	2010-09-29 06:16:38.000000000 +0000

+++ golly-2.1-src/wxgolly.cpp	2010-09-29 13:25:24.000000000 +0000

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@

    SetAppDirectory( wxString(argv[0]).mb_str(wxConvLocal) );

    // now set global gollydir for use in GetPrefs and elsewhere

-   gollydir = wxFileName::GetCwd();

+   gollydir = wxString(SHAREDIR,wxConvLocal);

    if (gollydir.Last() != wxFILE_SEP_PATH) gollydir += wxFILE_SEP_PATH;

    // let non-wx modules call Fatal, Warning, BeginProgress, etc

diff -ur golly-2.1-src.old/wxprefs.cpp golly-2.1-src/wxprefs.cpp

--- golly-2.1-src.old/wxprefs.cpp	2010-09-29 06:16:38.000000000 +0000

+++ golly-2.1-src/wxprefs.cpp	2010-09-29 13:20:08.000000000 +0000

@@ -1741,7 +1741,8 @@

    downloaddir = datadir + wxT("Downloads");

    downloaddir += wxFILE_SEP_PATH;

-   opensavedir = gollydir + PATT_DIR;

+   opensavedir = datadir;

+

    rundir = gollydir + SCRIPT_DIR;

    icondir = gollydir;

    choosedir = gollydir;