diff -Nru vim62.orig/src/misc1.c vim62/src/misc1.c
--- vim62.orig/src/misc1.c	2003-11-11 18:53:52.000000000 +0100
+++ vim62/src/misc1.c	2003-11-11 19:29:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@
     if (STRCMP(name, "HOME") == 0)
 	return homedir;
 #endif
-
+first_test:
     p = mch_getenv(name);
     if (p != NULL && *p == NUL)	    /* empty is the same as not set */
 	p = NULL;
@@ -3341,6 +3341,11 @@
     if (p != NULL)
 	return p;
 
+    if (strcmp(name, "HOME_ETC") == 0) {
+      name = "HOME";
+      goto first_test;
+    }
+
     vimruntime = (STRCMP(name, "VIMRUNTIME") == 0);
     if (!vimruntime && STRCMP(name, "VIM") != 0)
 	return NULL;
--- vim62.orig/src/os_unix.h	2003-11-11 18:53:52.000000000 +0100
+++ vim62/src/os_unix.h	2003-11-11 19:53:54.000000000 +0100
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 # ifdef VMS
 #  define USR_EXRC_FILE "sys$login:.exrc"
 # else
-#  define USR_EXRC_FILE "$HOME/.exrc"
+#  define USR_EXRC_FILE "$HOME_ETC/.exrc"
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 # ifdef VMS
 # define USR_VIMRC_FILE  "sys$login:.vimrc"
 # else
-#  define USR_VIMRC_FILE "$HOME/.vimrc"
+#  define USR_VIMRC_FILE "$HOME_ETC/.vimrc"
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
 # ifdef VMS
 #  define USR_GVIMRC_FILE "sys$login:.gvimrc"
 # else
-#  define USR_GVIMRC_FILE "$HOME/.gvimrc"
+#  define USR_GVIMRC_FILE "$HOME_ETC/.gvimrc"
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
 #  ifdef VMS
 #   define VIMINFO_FILE  "sys$login:.viminfo"
 #  else
-#   define VIMINFO_FILE "$HOME/.viminfo"
+#   define VIMINFO_FILE "$HOME_ETC/.viminfo"
 #  endif
 # endif
 # if !defined(VIMINFO_FILE2) && defined(OS2)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ typedef struct dsc$descriptor   DESC;
 # ifdef VMS
 #  define DFLT_VDIR    "sys$login:vimfiles/view"
 # else
-#  define DFLT_VDIR    "$HOME/.vim/view"       /* default for 'viewdir' */
+#  define DFLT_VDIR    "$HOME_ETC/.vim/view"       /* default for 'viewdir' */
 # endif
 #endif
 
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@
 # define DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH      "sys$login:vimfiles,$VIM/vimfiles,$VIMRUNTIME,$VIM/vimfiles/after,sys$login:vimfiles/after"
 #else
 # ifdef RUNTIME_GLOBAL
-#  define DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH	"~/.vim," RUNTIME_GLOBAL ",$VIMRUNTIME," RUNTIME_GLOBAL "/after,~/.vim/after"
+#  define DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH	"$HOME_ETC/.vim," RUNTIME_GLOBAL ",$VIMRUNTIME," RUNTIME_GLOBAL "/after,$HOME_ETC/.vim/after"
 # else
-#  define DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH	"~/.vim,$VIM/vimfiles,$VIMRUNTIME,$VIM/vimfiles/after,~/.vim/after"
+#  define DFLT_RUNTIMEPATH	"$HOME_ETC/.vim,$VIM/vimfiles,$VIMRUNTIME,$VIM/vimfiles/after,$HOME_ETC/.vim/after"
 # endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef VMS