When I build xfractint to a non-standard install location (my home directory) and then run it from someplace other than the install location, it complains about not being able to find files: Fractint found the following problems when parsing commands: Can't find map=maps/default.map, please check sstools.ini Can't find ifsfile=ifs/fractint.ifs, please check sstools.ini Can't find parmfile=pars/fractint.par, please check sstools.ini Can't find lfile=lsystem/fractint.l, please check sstools.ini Can't find formulafile=formulas/fractint.frm, please check sstools.ini If I run the executable with the current directory set to the install location (i.e. the directory that contains the subdirs maps, ifs, etc.), then it proceeds without these complaints. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>