diff -up mc-4.6.2/edit/editcmd.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/edit/editcmd.c

--- mc-4.6.2/edit/editcmd.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/edit/editcmd.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@

 #include "../src/tty.h"		/* LINES */

 #include "../src/widget.h"	/* listbox_new() */

 #include "../src/layout.h"	/* clr_scr() */

-#include "../src/main.h"	/* mc_home */

+#include "../src/main.h"	/* mc_home, mc_home_alt */

 #include "../src/help.h"	/* interactive_display() */

 #include "../src/key.h"		/* XCTRL */

 #include "../src/dialog.h"	/* do_refresh() */

@@ -2833,12 +2833,15 @@ edit_block_process_cmd (WEdit *edit, con

 	    return;

 	}

 	if (!(script_src = fopen (o, "r"))) {

-	    fclose (script_home);

-	    unlink (h);

-	    edit_error_dialog ("", get_sys_error (catstrs

-						  (_("Error reading script:"),

-						   o, (char *) NULL)));

-	    return;

+	    o = catstrs (mc_home_alt, shell_cmd, (char *) NULL);

+	    if (!(script_src = fopen (o, "r"))) {

+	        fclose (script_home);

+	        unlink (h);

+	        edit_error_dialog ("", get_sys_error (catstrs

+						      (_("Error reading script:"),

+						      o, (char *) NULL)));

+	        return;

+	    }

 	}

 	while (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), script_src))

 	    fputs (buf, script_home);

diff -up mc-4.6.2/edit/syntax.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/edit/syntax.c

--- mc-4.6.2/edit/syntax.c.etcmc	2009-02-01 20:30:21.000000000 +0100

+++ mc-4.6.2/edit/syntax.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@

 #include "edit.h"

 #include "edit-widget.h"

 #include "../src/color.h"	/* use_colors */

-#include "../src/main.h"	/* mc_home */

+#include "../src/main.h"	/* mc_home, mc_home_alt */

 #include "../src/wtools.h"	/* message() */

 /* bytes */

@@ -682,6 +682,12 @@ static FILE *open_include_file (const ch

     g_free (error_file_name);

     error_file_name = g_strconcat (mc_home, PATH_SEP_STR "syntax" PATH_SEP_STR,

 				   filename, (char *) NULL);

+    if (!(f = fopen (error_file_name, "r"))) {

+        g_free (error_file_name);

+        error_file_name = g_strconcat (mc_home_alt, PATH_SEP_STR "syntax" PATH_SEP_STR,

+				       filename, (char *) NULL);

+    } else return f;

+    

     return fopen (error_file_name, "r");

 }

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/charsets.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/charsets.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/charsets.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/charsets.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@ load_codepages_list (void)

     char *fname;

     char buf[256];

     extern char *mc_home;

+    extern char *mc_home_alt;

     extern int display_codepage;

     char *default_codepage = NULL;

     fname = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, CHARSETS_INDEX);

     if (!(f = fopen (fname, "r"))) {

-	fprintf (stderr, _("Warning: file %s not found\n"), fname);

+        g_free (fname);

+        fname = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, CHARSETS_INDEX);

+        if (!(f = fopen (fname, "r"))) {

+	    fprintf (stderr, _("Warning: file %s not found\n"), fname);

+        }

 	g_free (fname);

 	return -1;

     }

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/cmd.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/cmd.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/cmd.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/cmd.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -592,8 +592,13 @@ void ext_cmd (void)

 	check_for_default (extdir, buffer);

 	do_edit (buffer);

 	g_free (buffer);

-    } else if (dir == 1)

+    } else if (dir == 1) {

+    	if (!exist_file(extdir)) {

+	    g_free (extdir);

+	    extdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, MC_LIB_EXT);

+	}

 	do_edit (extdir);

+    }

    g_free (extdir);

    flush_extension_file ();

@@ -616,6 +621,11 @@ menu_edit_cmd (int where)

     );

     menufile = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, where ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+    

+    if (!exist_file(menufile)) {

+    	g_free (menufile);

+    	menufile = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, where ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+    }

     switch (dir) {

 	case 0:

@@ -630,6 +640,10 @@ menu_edit_cmd (int where)

 	case 2:

 	    buffer = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, where ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+	    if (!exist_file(buffer)) {

+	        g_free (buffer);

+	        buffer = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, where ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+	    }

 	    break;

 	default:

@@ -688,7 +702,7 @@ edit_syntax_cmd (void)

 			  _(" Which syntax file you want to edit? "), 0, 2,

 			  _("&User"), _("&System Wide"));

     }

-    extdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, "syntax" PATH_SEP_STR "Syntax");

+    extdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "syntax" PATH_SEP_STR "Syntax");

     if (dir == 0) {

 	buffer = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (home_dir, SYNTAX_FILE);

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/ext.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/ext.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/ext.c.etcmc	2009-02-01 20:30:21.000000000 +0100

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/ext.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ regex_command (const char *filename, con

 	    g_free (extension_file);

 	  check_stock_mc_ext:

 	    extension_file = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, MC_LIB_EXT);

+	    if (!exist_file (extension_file)) {

+	    	g_free (extension_file);

+	    	extension_file = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, MC_LIB_EXT);

+	    }

 	    mc_user_ext = 0;

 	}

 	data = load_file (extension_file);

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/main.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/main.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/main.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/main.c	2009-05-26 18:07:07.000000000 +0200

@@ -291,9 +291,12 @@ char *xterm_title_str = NULL;

 /* Is the LANG UTF-8 ? */

 gboolean is_utf8 = FALSE;

-/* mc_home: The home of MC */

+/* mc_home: The home of MC - /etc/mc or defined by MC_DATADIR */

 char *mc_home = NULL;

+/* mc_home_alt: Alternative home of MC - deprecated /usr/share/mc */

+char *mc_home_alt = NULL;

+

 char cmd_buf[512];

 static void

@@ -1858,8 +1861,9 @@ OS_Setup (void)

     if ((mc_libdir = getenv ("MC_DATADIR")) != NULL) {

 	mc_home = g_strdup (mc_libdir);

     } else {

-	mc_home = g_strdup (DATADIR);

+	mc_home = g_strdup (SYSCONFDIR);

     }

+    mc_home_alt = mc_libdir != NULL ? g_strdup (SYSCONFDIR) : g_strdup (DATADIR);

 }

 static void

@@ -1989,7 +1993,7 @@ process_args (poptContext ctx, int c, co

 	break;

     case 'f':

-	printf ("%s\n", mc_home);

+	printf ("%s (%s)\n", mc_home, mc_home_alt);

 	exit (0);

 	break;

@@ -2339,6 +2343,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])

     }

     g_free (last_wd_string);

+    g_free (mc_home_alt);

     g_free (mc_home);

     done_key ();

 #ifdef HAVE_CHARSET

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/main.h.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/main.h

--- mc-4.6.2/src/main.h.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/main.h	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void print_vfs_message(const char *msg, 

 extern const char *prompt;

 extern const char *edit_one_file;

-extern char *mc_home;

+extern char *mc_home, *mc_home_alt;

 char *get_mc_lib_dir (void);

 int maybe_cd (int move_up_dir);

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.am.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.am

--- mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.am.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.am	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ bin_PROGRAMS = mc mcmfmt

 if CONS_SAVER

 pkglibexec_PROGRAMS = cons.saver

 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\" \

-	-DSAVERDIR=\""$(pkglibexecdir)"\"

+	-DSAVERDIR=\""$(pkglibexecdir)"\" \

+	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)/@PACKAGE@/"\"

 else

-AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\"

+AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\" \

+	-DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)/@PACKAGE@/"\"

 endif

 noinst_PROGRAMS = man2hlp

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.in.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.in

--- mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.in.etcmc	2009-02-01 20:46:26.000000000 +0100

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/Makefile.in	2009-05-26 18:09:15.000000000 +0200

@@ -294,9 +294,8 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@

 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@

 AM_CFLAGS = $(GLIB_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)

 pkglibexecdir = $(libexecdir)/@PACKAGE@

-@CONS_SAVER_FALSE@AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\"

-@CONS_SAVER_TRUE@AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\" \

-@CONS_SAVER_TRUE@	-DSAVERDIR=\""$(pkglibexecdir)"\"

+@CONS_SAVER_FALSE@AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\" -DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)/@PACKAGE@/"\"

+@CONS_SAVER_TRUE@AM_CPPFLAGS = -DDATADIR=\""$(pkgdatadir)/"\" -DLOCALEDIR=\""$(localedir)"\" -DSAVERDIR=\""$(pkglibexecdir)"\" -DSYSCONFDIR=\""$(sysconfdir)/@PACKAGE@/"\"

 man2hlp_LDADD = $(GLIB_LIBS)

 mcmfmt_SOURCES = mfmt.c

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/setup.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/setup.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/setup.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/setup.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -522,8 +522,15 @@ setup_init (void)

 	if (exist_file (inifile)){

 	    g_free (profile);

 	    profile = inifile;

-	} else

+	} else {

 	    g_free (inifile);

+	    inifile = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "mc.ini");

+	    if (exist_file (inifile)) {

+	        g_free (profile);

+	        profile = inifile;

+	    } else 

+	        g_free (inifile);

+	}

     }

     profile_name = profile;

@@ -542,6 +549,11 @@ load_setup (void)

     /* mc.lib is common for all users, but has priority lower than

        ~/.mc/ini.  FIXME: it's only used for keys and treestore now */

     global_profile_name = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, "mc.lib");

+    

+    if (!exist_file(global_profile_name)) {

+    	g_free (global_profile_name);

+    	global_profile_name = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "mc.lib");

+    }

     /* Load integer boolean options */

     for (i = 0; int_options[i].opt_name; i++)

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/user.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/user.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/user.c.etcmc	2009-02-01 20:30:21.000000000 +0100

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/user.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -729,6 +729,11 @@ user_menu_cmd (struct WEdit *edit_widget

 	    g_free (menu);

 	    menu = mhl_str_dir_plus_file \

                         (mc_home, edit_widget ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+	    if (!exist_file (menu)) {

+	        g_free (menu);

+	        menu = mhl_str_dir_plus_file \

+                        (mc_home_alt, edit_widget ? CEDIT_GLOBAL_MENU : MC_GLOBAL_MENU);

+	    }

 	}

     }

diff -up mc-4.6.2/src/util.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/src/util.c

--- mc-4.6.2/src/util.c.etcmc	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

+++ mc-4.6.2/src/util.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@

 #include "tty.h"

 #include "global.h"

 #include "profile.h"

-#include "main.h"		/* mc_home */

+#include "main.h"		/* mc_home, mc_home_alt */

 #include "cmd.h"		/* guess_message_value */

 #include "mountlist.h"

 #include "win.h"		/* xterm_flag */

@@ -978,16 +978,25 @@ load_mc_home_file (const char *filename,

     if (!data) {

 	g_free (hintfile);

-	/* Fall back to the two-letter language code */

-	if (lang[0] && lang[1])

-	    lang[2] = 0;

+	g_free (hintfile_base);

+

+	hintfile_base = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, filename);

+

 	hintfile = g_strconcat (hintfile_base, ".", lang, (char *) NULL);

 	data = load_file (hintfile);

-

+	

 	if (!data) {

-	    g_free (hintfile);

-	    hintfile = hintfile_base;

-	    data = load_file (hintfile_base);

+	    /* Fall back to the two-letter language code */

+	    if (lang[0] && lang[1])

+	        lang[2] = 0;

+	    hintfile = g_strconcat (hintfile_base, ".", lang, (char *) NULL);

+	    data = load_file (hintfile);

+

+	    if (!data) {

+	        g_free (hintfile);

+	        hintfile = hintfile_base;

+	        data = load_file (hintfile_base);

+	    }

 	}

     }

diff -up mc-4.6.2/vfs/extfs.c.etcmc mc-4.6.2/vfs/extfs.c

--- mc-4.6.2/vfs/extfs.c.etcmc	2009-02-01 20:30:21.000000000 +0100

+++ mc-4.6.2/vfs/extfs.c	2009-05-26 18:05:21.000000000 +0200

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ extfs_open_archive (int fstype, const ch

 	tmp = name_quote (name, 0);

     }

-    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

+    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

     cmd =

 	g_strconcat (mc_extfsdir, extfs_prefixes[fstype], " list ",

 		     local_name ? local_name : tmp, (char *) NULL);

@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ extfs_cmd (const char *extfs_cmd, struct

     archive_name = name_quote (extfs_get_archive_name (archive), 0);

     quoted_localname = name_quote (localname, 0);

-    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

+    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

     cmd = g_strconcat (mc_extfsdir, extfs_prefixes[archive->fstype],

 		       extfs_cmd, archive_name, " ", quoted_file, " ",

 		       quoted_localname, (char *) NULL);

@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ extfs_run (struct vfs_class *me, const c

     g_free (p);

     archive_name = name_quote (extfs_get_archive_name (archive), 0);

-    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

+    mc_extfsdir = mhl_str_dir_plus_file (mc_home_alt, "extfs" PATH_SEP_STR);

     cmd = g_strconcat (mc_extfsdir, extfs_prefixes[archive->fstype],

 		       " run ", archive_name, " ", q, (char *) NULL);

     g_free (mc_extfsdir);