--- ./Src/dd_main.c~	2005-04-10 18:52:35.000000000 +0300
+++ ./Src/dd_main.c	2005-04-10 18:52:37.000000000 +0300
@@ -248,6 +248,15 @@
 
 	DD_Verbosity();
 
+#ifdef UNIX
+	if (getenv("HOME")) {
+		filename_t h;
+		sprintf(h, "%s/.doomsday", getenv("HOME"));
+		Dir_MakeDir(h, &ddRuntimeDir);
+		userdir_ok = Dir_ChDir(&ddRuntimeDir);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	// The -userdir option sets the working directory.
 	if(ArgCheckWith("-userdir", 1))
 	{
--- ../Src/dd_main.c~	2005-04-10 18:53:29.000000000 +0300
+++ ../Src/dd_main.c	2005-04-10 19:07:46.000000000 +0300
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
 	if (getenv("HOME")) {
 		filename_t h;
 		sprintf(h, "%s/.doomsday", getenv("HOME"));
+		M_CheckPath(h);
 		Dir_MakeDir(h, &ddRuntimeDir);
 		userdir_ok = Dir_ChDir(&ddRuntimeDir);
 	}