diff -ur festival.orig/lib/init.scm festival/lib/init.scm

--- festival.orig/lib/init.scm	2004-07-15 19:03:04.000000000 -0400

+++ festival/lib/init.scm	2007-03-15 11:58:09.000000000 -0400

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@

 (if (probe_file (path-append libdir "sitevars.scm"))

     (load (path-append libdir "sitevars.scm")))

+(if (probe_file "/etc/festival/sitevars.scm")

+    (load "/etc/festival/sitevars.scm"))

+

+

 ;;; CSTR siod extensions

 (require 'cstr)

@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@

  (t  ;; can't find direct support so guess that /dev/audio for 8k ulaw exists

   (Parameter.def 'Audio_Method 'sunaudio)))

 ;;;  If you have an external program to play audio add its definition

-;;;  in siteinit.scm

+;;;  in ~/.festivalrc or /etc/festival/siteinit.scm

 ;;; The audio spooler doesn't work under Windows so redefine audio_mode

 (if (member 'mplayeraudio *modules*)

@@ -135,9 +139,13 @@

 ;;;

 ;;;  Local site initialization, if the file exists load it

 ;;;

+

 (if (probe_file (path-append libdir "siteinit.scm"))

     (load (path-append libdir "siteinit.scm")))

+(if (probe_file "/etc/festival/siteinit.scm")

+    (load "/etc/festival/siteinit.scm"))

+

 ;;;  User initialization, if a user has a personal customization

 ;;;  file loaded it

 (if (probe_file (path-append home-directory ".siodrc"))

diff -ur festival.orig/lib/voices.scm festival/lib/voices.scm

--- festival.orig/lib/voices.scm	2005-05-02 10:20:37.000000000 -0400

+++ festival/lib/voices.scm	2007-03-15 12:00:19.000000000 -0400

@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@

 (defvar system-voice-path '( )

   "system-voice-path

    Additional directory not near the load path where voices can be

-   found, this can be redefined in lib/sitevars.scm if desired.")

+   found, this can be redefined in /etc/festival/sitevars.scm if desired.")

 (defvar system-voice-path-multisyn '( )

   "system-voice-path-multisyn

    Additional directory not near the load path where multisyn voices can be

-   found, this can be redefined in lib/sitevars.scm if desired.")

+   found, this can be redefined in /etc/festival/sitevars.scm if desired.")

 (defvar voice-path 

   (remove-duplicates