--- a/src/input/input.c
+++ b/src/input/input.c
@@ -240,7 +240,10 @@
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 int load_input_cfg(void) {
-	FILE *fp = fopen("./.epiar-input.ecf", "rb");
+	char filename[PATH_MAX];
+	FILE *fp;
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/.epiar-input.ecf", getenv("HOME"));
+	fp = fopen(filename, "rb");
 
 	/* make sure all keys are enabled */
 	unlock_keys();
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@
 	} else {
 		float file_version = 0.0f;
 		/* read the file into the struct */
-		fp = fopen("./.epiar-input.ecf", "rb");
+		fp = fopen(filename, "rb");
 
 		if (fp == NULL) {
 			fprintf(stdout, "Could not open \"./.epiar-input.ecf\" for reading, assuming default bindings.\n");
@@ -472,10 +475,12 @@
 }
 
 void save_keybindings(void) {
+	char filename[PATH_MAX];
 	float file_version = 0.2f;
 	FILE *fp;
 
-	fp = fopen("./.epiar-input.ecf", "wb");
+	snprintf(filename, sizeof(filename), "%s/.epiar-input.ecf", getenv("HOME"));
+	fp = fopen(filename, "wb");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		fprintf(stdout, "Could not create '~/.epiar-input.ecf' to save keybindings\n");
 		return;
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 unsigned char view_mode = 0;
 int ship_to_follow = 0;
 int desired_bpp = 16;
-char *game_path;
+const char * const game_path = "GENTOO_DATADIR";
 unsigned char use_ogl = 0;
 unsigned char skip_intro = 0;
 FILE *epiar_eaf = NULL, *main_eaf = NULL;
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@
 
 	parse_commandline(argc, argv);
 
-	get_absolute_path(argv[0]);
-
 	init(desired_bpp);
 
 	menu();
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 extern char epiar_version[6];
-extern char *game_path;
+extern const char * const game_path;
--- a/src/system/init.c
+++ b/src/system/init.c
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@
 		main_eaf = NULL;
 	}
 
-	assert(game_path != NULL);
-	free(game_path);
-	game_path = NULL;
 
 	if (average_loop_time == 0) average_loop_time = 18; /* in case they quit on menu */
 #ifndef NDEBUG
--- a/src/system/path.c
+++ b/src/system/path.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef LINUX
+#if 0
 char *strip_path_of_binary(char *argv) {
 	int len = 0, i, blen = 0;
 	char *stripped = NULL;