--- jython/src/org/python/core/PySystemState.java~ 2003-01-14 16:44:44.000000000 -0500
+++ jython/src/org/python/core/PySystemState.java  2003-01-14 16:47:55.000000000 -0500
@@ -459,7 +459,13 @@
         }
         cachedir = new File(props.getProperty("python.cachedir", "cachedir"));
         if (!cachedir.isAbsolute()) {
-            cachedir = new File(PySystemState.prefix, cachedir.getPath());
+            File jythondir = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".jython");
+
+            if (!jythondir.isDirectory()) {
+                jythondir.mkdirs();
+            }
+
+            cachedir = new File(jythondir, cachedir.getPath());
         }
     }

--- jython/src/org/python/core/PySystemState.java~	2004-02-16 17:27:22.000000000 -0500
+++ jython/src/org/python/core/PySystemState.java	2004-02-16 17:29:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@
             }
             try {
                 addRegistryFile(new File(prefix, "registry"));
-                File homeFile = new File(registry.getProperty("user.home"),
-                                         ".jython");
+                File homeFile = new File(new File(registry.getProperty("user.home"),
+                                         ".jython"), "registry");
                 addRegistryFile(homeFile);
             } catch (Exception exc) {
                 ;