diff -u -r --exclude-from=diff.excl 0949/src/bogoutil.c cvs/src/bogoutil.c
--- 0949/src/bogoutil.c	2005-05-05 21:23:41.000000000 -0400
+++ cvs/src/bogoutil.c	2005-05-06 18:14:09.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: bogoutil.c,v 1.219 2005/05/06 01:23:41 relson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: bogoutil.c,v 1.220 2005/05/06 22:14:09 relson Exp $ */
 
 /*****************************************************************************
 
@@ -833,8 +833,6 @@
 
     set_today();			/* compute current date for token age */
 
-    set_bogohome( "." );		/* set default */
-
     process_arglist(argc, argv);
     process_config_files(false, longopts_bogoutil);	/* need to read lock sizes */
 
@@ -846,6 +844,9 @@
     }
 
     bfp = bfpath_create(ds_file);
+    if (bogohome == NULL)
+	set_bogohome( "." );		/* set default */
+
     bfpath_set_bogohome(bfp);
 
     mode = get_mode(flag);
diff -u -r --exclude-from=diff.excl 0949/src/paths.c cvs/src/paths.c
--- 0949/src/paths.c	2005-05-05 21:35:35.000000000 -0400
+++ cvs/src/paths.c	2005-05-06 18:13:59.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: paths.c,v 1.48 2005/05/06 01:35:35 relson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: paths.c,v 1.49 2005/05/06 22:13:59 relson Exp $ */
 
 /**
  * \file
@@ -43,13 +43,20 @@
 void set_bogohome(const char *path)
 {
     xfree(bogohome);
-    bogohome = (path == NULL) ? NULL : xstrdup(path);
+    bogohome = xstrdup(path);
 }
 
-static bool check_bogohome(void)
+static bool cant_find_bogohome(void)
 {
-    return (set_wordlist_dir(NULL, PR_ENV_BOGO) == 0 ||
-	    set_wordlist_dir(NULL, PR_ENV_HOME) == 0);
+    if (bogohome != NULL)
+	return false;
+
+    if (set_wordlist_dir(NULL, PR_ENV_BOGO) == 0)
+	return false;
+    if (set_wordlist_dir(NULL, PR_ENV_HOME) == 0)
+	return false;
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void bogohome_cleanup(void)
@@ -213,9 +220,8 @@
 
 void bfpath_set_bogohome(bfpath *bfp)
 {
-    /* bogohome should be set by now */
-
-    if (!check_bogohome()) {
+    /* ensure bogohome is set */
+    if (cant_find_bogohome()) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Can't find HOME or BOGOFILTER_DIR in environment.\n");
 	exit(EX_ERROR);
     }
diff -u -r --exclude-from=diff.excl 0949/src/paths.h cvs/src/paths.h
--- 0949/src/paths.h	2005-05-05 21:34:01.000000000 -0400
+++ cvs/src/paths.h	2005-05-06 18:08:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: paths.h,v 1.27 2005/05/06 01:34:01 relson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: paths.h,v 1.28 2005/05/06 22:08:58 relson Exp $ */
 
 /**
  * \file
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@
 
 bfpath *bfpath_create(const char *path);
 void	bfpath_set_bogohome(bfpath *bfp);
-bfpath *bfpath_initialize(bfpath *bfp, bfpath_mode mode);
 bool	bfpath_check_mode(bfpath *bfp, bfpath_mode mode);
-bfpath *bfpath_fixup(bfpath *path);
 bfpath *bfpath_free(bfpath *path);
 bool	paths_equal(bfpath *p1, bfpath *p2);