The source file astrolog.dat is not one to delete from the build of the astrolog package. At a minimum it ought to go into /usr/share/astrolog since it is a configuration file the installed astrolog package will use if it finds it in the right place. The default for astrolog is to look for astrolog.dat in the astrolog directory right under the user's home directory. By default the ephemeris files also go into that astrolog directory as well. I think I can write myself an astrolog setup script which would do these things after a successful installation. The ephemeris files are in ephemall.zip and by default astrolog will use them if they're found. It's possible to edit astrolog.h and change some or all of these defaults but untouched that's where things go. For myself, I'd store charts in /home/jude/astrolog/charts so that requires at least one edit before building when I build it on slackware. The ultimate value of astrolog.dat is that it provides a user with a correct starting template to use for configuration. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Jude <jdashiel-at-shellworld-dot-net> <http://www.shellworld.net/~jdashiel/nj.html>