diff -Nur bmp-0.9.7.orig/beep/Makefile.am bmp-0.9.7/beep/Makefile.am
--- bmp-0.9.7.orig/beep/Makefile.am	2004-07-06 05:10:47.000000000 +0000
+++ bmp-0.9.7/beep/Makefile.am	2004-07-16 10:16:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 	$(top_builddir)/libbeep/libbeep.la \
 	@LTLIBINTL@ \
 	@GNOMEVFS_LIBS@ \
-	@GCONF_LIBS@
+	@GCONF_LIBS@ \
+	-lhome_etc
 
 beep_CFLAGS = \
 	@X_CFLAGS@ \
diff -Nur bmp-0.9.7.orig/beep/main.c bmp-0.9.7/beep/main.c
--- bmp-0.9.7.orig/beep/main.c	2004-07-08 02:57:36.000000000 +0000
+++ bmp-0.9.7/beep/main.c	2004-07-16 10:16:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "pixmaps.h"
 #include "beep_mini.xpm"
 
+#include <home_etc.h>
 
 /* Translatable string for beep.desktop's comment field */
 const gchar *desktop_comment = N_("Beep Media Player");
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@
 static void
 bmp_init_paths(void)
 {
-    bmp_user_dir = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), BMP_RCPATH, NULL);
+    bmp_user_dir = g_build_filename(_HEdir, BMP_RCPATH, NULL);
 
     bmp_user_plugin_dir =
         g_build_filename(bmp_user_dir, BMP_USER_PLUGIN_DIR_BASENAME, NULL);
diff -Nur bmp-0.9.7.orig/libbeep/Makefile.am bmp-0.9.7/libbeep/Makefile.am
--- bmp-0.9.7.orig/libbeep/Makefile.am	2004-06-24 16:36:50.000000000 +0000
+++ bmp-0.9.7/libbeep/Makefile.am	2004-07-16 10:16:42.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libbeep.la
 
 libbeep_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic -version-info $(LIBBEEP_MAJOR_VERSION):$(LIBBEEP_MINOR_VERSION):$(LIBBEEP_MICRO_VERSION)
-libbeep_la_LIBADD = @GTK_LIBS@
+libbeep_la_LIBADD = @GTK_LIBS@ -lhome_etc
 INCLUDES = @GTK_CFLAGS@ @GCONF_CFLAGS@ @GNOMEVFS_CFLAGS@ -I$(top_srcdir)/../intl -I$(top_srcdir)/..
 
 if HAVE_GCONF
diff -Nur bmp-0.9.7.orig/libbeep/configdb_rcfile.c bmp-0.9.7/libbeep/configdb_rcfile.c
--- bmp-0.9.7.orig/libbeep/configdb_rcfile.c	2004-07-08 02:57:38.000000000 +0000
+++ bmp-0.9.7/libbeep/configdb_rcfile.c	2004-07-16 10:18:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "rcfile.h"
 
+#include <home_etc.h>
 
 #define RCFILE_DEFAULT_SECTION_NAME "beep"
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@
     ConfigDb *db;
 
     db = g_new(ConfigDb, 1);
-    db->filename = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), BMP_RCPATH, 
-                                    "config", NULL);
+    db->filename = g_build_filename( _HEdir, BMP_RCPATH, 
+                                    "config", NULL);
     db->file = bmp_rcfile_open(db->filename);
     if (!db->file)
         db->file = bmp_rcfile_new();