--- subversion/libsvn_subr/config_file.c~	2005-03-28 19:36:02.000000000 +0200
+++ subversion/libsvn_subr/config_file.c	2005-06-08 10:35:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@
     char *homedir;
     const char *homedir_utf8;
 
-    apr_err = apr_env_get (&homedir, "HOME", pool);
+    apr_err = apr_env_get (&homedir, "HOME_ETC", pool);
+    if ( apr_err || ! homedir ) apr_err = apr_env_get (&homedir, "HOME", pool);
     if ( apr_err || ! homedir )
       {
         apr_uid_t uid;