--- ./smartytemplate.php~	2005-12-08 19:48:57.000000000 +0200
+++ ./smartytemplate.php	2005-12-08 19:51:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 // Smarty Drupal engine, by default, expects a smarty installation in ./libs
 if (!class_exists('Smarty')) {  // prevent redeclaration
-  require_once realpath(ENGINE_PATH.'/libs/Smarty.class.php');
+  require_once '/usr/share/php/Smarty/Smarty.class.php';
 }
 
 class SmartyTemplate extends Smarty {
@@ -116,14 +116,7 @@
    * If unable to create it will stop execution and direct user to permissions setup
    */
   function _get_compile_dir($path) {
-    $dir = ENGINE_PATH.'/templates_c/'.substr(strrchr($path, '/'), 1);
-    if (!file_exists($dir)) {
-      if (!@mkdir($dir)) {
-        _test_permissions(true);
-        exit;
-      }
-    }    
-    return $dir;
+	return '/var/cache/drupal/smarty/' . substr(strrchr($path, '/'), 1);
   }
 
 }
--- ./common.php~	2005-08-21 23:06:23.000000000 +0300
+++ ./common.php	2005-12-08 19:53:36.000000000 +0200
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * by the web server process.
  */
 function _test_permissions($plainhtml = false) {
-  $path = ENGINE_PATH.'/templates_c';
+  $path = '/var/cache/drupal/smarty';
   $_readable = !is_readable($path);
   $_writable = !is_writable($path);
   $_retval = $_readable | ($_writable * 2);
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     $_problems .= $_readable ? ' OR writable' : 'writable';
   }
 
-  $_message = t("Smarty Permissions Error: templates_c directory is not <strong> %problems </strong> by the web server process.<br />
+  $_message = t("Smarty Permissions Error: templates cache directory is not <strong> %problems </strong> by the web server process.<br />
     You <strong>must</strong> resolve this issue before you begin to use a Smarty-based theme.
     See <a href=\"http://drupal.org/project/smarty\">drupal.org/project/smarty</a> for instructions.", array('%problems' => $_problems));
 
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/contributions/theme-engines/smarty/smarty.engine,v
retrieving revision 1.7
retrieving revision 1.7.2.1
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.7.2.1
--- ./smarty.engine	2005/08/21 20:06:23	1.7
+++ ./smarty.engine	2005/12/02 06:22:32	1.7.2.1
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     return call_user_func('_smarty_' . $hook, $vars, $file);
   }
   elseif (function_exists('_smarty_default')) {
-    return call_user_func('_smarty_default', $hook, $vars, $file);
+    return call_user_func('_smarty_default', $vars, $hook, $file);
   }
 
 }