diff --git a/release/environment-macosx b/release/environment-macosx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d41d5ec485f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/environment-macosx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This is a Blender Environment Variable config file.
+#
+# Comment lines start with "#", other lines will be split at the "="
+# and the part before will be used as env var name and the part after
+# as env var value. The value can make reference to previous or
+# prelaunch variables with "${}" and the content will be replaced.
+# Once set, values of variables will not be overwritten.
+#
+# BLENDER_SHARE should be /Library/Application Support/Blender for typical installs.
+# BLENDER_VERSION will be set by the program before processing this file.
+BLENDER_USER_BASE=${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_BASE=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}
+BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES=${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/datafiles
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/datafiles
+BLENDER_USER_PY=${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/py
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PY=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/py
+BLENDER_USER_PLUGINS=${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/plugins
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PLUGINS=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/plugins
diff --git a/release/environment-mswindows b/release/environment-mswindows
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f8890f89af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/environment-mswindows
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This is a Blender Environment Variable config file.
+#
+# Comment lines start with "#", other lines will be split at the "="
+# and the part before will be used as env var name and the part after
+# as env var value. The value can make reference to previous or
+# prelaunch variables with "%%" and the content will be replaced.
+# Once set, values of variables will not be overwritten.
+#
+# BLENDER_SHARE should be COMMON_APPDATA\\Blender Foundation\\Blender for typical installs.
+# BLENDER_VERSION will be set by the program before processing this file.
+BLENDER_USER_BASE=%USERPROFILE%\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\%BLENDER_VERSION%
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_BASE=%BLENDER_SHARE%\\%BLENDER_VERSION%
+BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES=%USERPROFILE%\\Blender Foundation\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\datafiles
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES=%BLENDER_SHARE%\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\datafiles
+BLENDER_USER_PY=%USERPROFILE%\\Blender Foundation\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\py
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PY=%BLENDER_SHARE%\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\py
+BLENDER_USER_PLUGINS=%USERPROFILE%\\Blender Foundation\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\plugins
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PLUGINS=%BLENDER_SHARE%\\%BLENDER_VERSION%\\plugins
diff --git a/release/environment-unix b/release/environment-unix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8a13c288306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/environment-unix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# This is a Blender Environment Variable config file.
+#
+# Comment lines start with "#", other lines will be split at the "="
+# and the part before will be used as env var name and the part after
+# as env var value. The value can make reference to previous or
+# prelaunch variables with "${}" and the content will be replaced.
+# Once set, values of variables will not be overwritten.
+#
+# BLENDER_SHARE should be /usr/share/blender for typical distro installs.
+# BLENDER_VERSION will be set by the program before processing this file.
+BLENDER_USER_BASE=${HOME}/.blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_BASE=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}
+BLENDER_USER_DATAFILES=${HOME}/.blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/datafiles
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_DATAFILES=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/datafiles
+BLENDER_USER_PY=${HOME}/.blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/py
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PY=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/py
+BLENDER_USER_PLUGINS=${HOME}/.blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/plugins
+BLENDER_SYSTEM_PLUGINS=${BLENDER_SHARE}/${BLENDER_VERSION}/plugins
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_bfile.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_bfile.h
index 92543558a19..15374b4d445 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_bfile.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_bfile.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #define BFILE_NORMAL (0)
 /* No supervision, just translate // if needed, RISKY */
 #define BFILE_RAW    (1<<0)
-/* Path is relative to config dirs */
+/* Path is based in env vars specified by "envvars" */
 #define BFILE_CONFIG (1<<1)
-/* Path is for current session temp file */
+/* Path is for current session temp files */
 #define BFILE_TEMP   (1<<2)
 
 /* Config handling, special cases: */
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@
 /* Compression to apply on close: */
 #define BFILE_GZIP (1<<5)
 
+/**
+ For the envvars param.
+ */
+typedef enum BEnvVarFamilies {
+	BENV_NONE,
+	BENV_BASE,
+	BENV_DATAFILES,
+	BENV_PYTHON,
+	BENV_PLUGINS
+} BEnvVarFam;
+
 /**
  File descriptor for Blender abstracted file access.
  */
@@ -58,22 +69,23 @@ typedef struct {
 	int fd;
 
 	/* Anything below should not be touched directly */
-	int uflags;  /* Special options requested by upper level, copy of bflags */
-	char *fpath; /* Final/requested path name */
-	char *tpath; /* Temp path name if applicable */
-	int type;    /* Own flags, common classification of open and fopen */
-	int error;   /* An op caused an error, unsafe to replace older files */
+	int uflags;       /* Special options requested by upper level, copy of bflags */
+	BEnvVarFam evars; /* What kind of file, describe the env vars to use */
+	char *fpath;      /* Final/requested path name */
+	char *tpath;      /* Temp path name if applicable */
+	int classf;       /* Own flags, common classification of open and fopen */
+	int error;        /* An op caused an error, unsafe to replace older files */
 } BFILE;
 
 /**
  Open a BFILE* with fopen()-like syntax.
  */
-BFILE *BLI_bfile_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, int bflags);
+BFILE *BLI_bfile_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, int bflags, BEnvVarFam envvars);
 
 /**
  Open a BFILE* with open()-like syntax.
  */
-BFILE *BLI_bfile_open(const char *pathname, int flags, int bflags);
+BFILE *BLI_bfile_open(const char *pathname, int flags, int bflags, BEnvVarFam envvars);
 
 /**
  Get the FILE* associated with the BFILE*.
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_util.h b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_util.h
index 1ce7a8cdb77..7642b71eea0 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_util.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/BLI_util.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ char *BLI_gethome_folder(char *folder_name, int flag);
 #define BLI_GETHOME_ALL			(BLI_GETHOME_SYSTEM|BLI_GETHOME_LOCAL|BLI_GETHOME_USER)
 
 void BLI_setenv(const char *env, const char *val);
+void BLI_setenv_if_new(const char *env, const char* val);
 
 void BLI_make_file_string(const char *relabase, char *string,  const char *dir, const char *file);
 void BLI_make_exist(char *dir);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_bfile.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_bfile.c
index a7ce1df5712..4de1e6ce4a1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_bfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/BLI_bfile.c
@@ -25,89 +25,70 @@
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
-
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #ifndef WIN32
   #include <unistd.h>
 #else
   #include <io.h>
   #include "BLI_winstuff.h"
 #endif
-
+#include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
-
+#include "BKE_utildefines.h"
+#include "BKE_blender.h"
+#include "BLI_util.h"
+#include "BLI_fileops.h"
+#include "BLI_storage.h"
 #include "BLI_bfile.h"
 
-// This would provide config paths and their oldest viable version
-// so if there is an uncompatible change, user's old versions are not loaded
-//#include "bfile_tables.h"
+/* Internal bfile classification flags */
+#define BCF_OPEN     (0)
+#define BCF_FOPEN    (1<<0)
+#define BCF_READ     (1<<1)
+#define BCF_WRITE    (1<<2)
+#define BCF_AT_END   (1<<3)
+#define BCF_DISCARD  (1<<4)
 
-/* Internal bfile type flags */
-#define BTF_OPEN     (0)
-#define BTF_FOPEN    (1<<0)
-#define BTF_READ     (1<<1)
-#define BTF_WRITE    (1<<2)
-#define BTF_AT_END   (1<<3)
-#define BTF_DISCARD  (1<<4)
+/* Declaration of internal functions */
+void chomp(char* line);
+void expand_envvars(char* src, char* dst);
+void fill_paths(BFILE *bfile, const char *path);
+char* find_in_pathlist(char* filename, char* pathlist);
+void init_vars_from_file(const char* path);
+void setup_temp();
 
+/*** Exported functions ***/
 
-void fill_paths(BFILE *bfile, const char *path) {
-	char* source_path = NULL;
-	int bflags = bfile->uflags;
-
-	if(bflags & BFILE_NORMAL || bflags & BFILE_RAW) {
-//		bfile->fpath is path with // replaced
-	}
-	if(bflags & BFILE_TEMP) {
-//		bfile->fpath is tempdir+path
-	}
-	if(bflags & BFILE_CONFIG) {
-//		bfile->fpath is userdir+version+path
-//		source_path is first hit in (if using fallback to older versions)
-//		    userdir+curversion+path (... userdir+limitversion+path) sysdir+path
-//		(limitversion is based in path, using some kind of regex or "tables")
-	}
-
-	if(bfile->type & BTF_WRITE && !(bflags & BFILE_RAW)) {
-		/* Generate temp path */
-		// bfile->tpath is fpath+randstring
-		if(!(bfile->type & BTF_DISCARD)) {
-			/* Copy data to tpath */
-			if(source_path) {
-				// copy it from older version or sys version
-			}
-		}
-	} else {
-		bfile->tpath = bfile->fpath;
-	}
-}
-
-BFILE *BLI_bfile_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, int bflags) {
+BFILE *BLI_bfile_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, int bflags,
+                       BEnvVarFam envvars)
+{
 	BFILE *bfile;
 
 	bfile = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BFILE), "bfile-fopen");
-	bfile->type = BTF_FOPEN;
+	bfile->classf = BCF_FOPEN;
 	bfile->uflags = bflags;
 
 	/* From fopen() doc, we can guess some logic:
-	r  BTF_READ
-	r+ BTF_READ | BTF_WRITE
-	w  BTF_DISCARD | BTF_WRITE
-	w+ BTF_DISCARD | BTF_WRITE | BTF_READ
-	a  BTF_AT_END | BTF_WRITE
-	a+ BTF_AT_END | BTF_WRITE | BTF_READ
+	r  BCF_READ
+	r+ BCF_READ | BCF_WRITE
+	w  BCF_DISCARD | BCF_WRITE
+	w+ BCF_DISCARD | BCF_WRITE | BCF_READ
+	a  BCF_AT_END | BCF_WRITE
+	a+ BCF_AT_END | BCF_WRITE | BCF_READ
 	*/
 	if(strchr(mode, 'r'))
-		bfile->type |= BTF_READ;
+		bfile->classf |= BCF_READ;
 	if(strchr(mode, 'w'))
-		bfile->type |= (BTF_DISCARD | BTF_WRITE);
+		bfile->classf |= (BCF_DISCARD | BCF_WRITE);
 	if(strchr(mode, 'a'))
-		bfile->type |= (BTF_AT_END | BTF_WRITE);
+		bfile->classf |= (BCF_AT_END | BCF_WRITE);
 	if(strchr(mode, '+'))
-		bfile->type |= (BTF_READ | BTF_WRITE);
+		bfile->classf |= (BCF_READ | BCF_WRITE);
 
 	fill_paths(bfile, path);
 
@@ -118,24 +99,26 @@ BFILE *BLI_bfile_fopen(const char *path, const char *mode, int bflags) {
 }
 
 
-BFILE *BLI_bfile_open(const char *pathname, int flags, int bflags) {
+BFILE *BLI_bfile_open(const char *pathname, int flags, int bflags,
+                      BEnvVarFam envvars)
+{
 	BFILE *bfile;
 
 	bfile = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BFILE), "bfile-open");
-	bfile->type = BTF_OPEN;
+	bfile->classf = BCF_OPEN;
 	bfile->uflags = bflags;
 
 	/* Easy mapping for open() */
 	if(flags & O_RDONLY)
-		bfile->type |= BTF_READ;
+		bfile->classf |= BCF_READ;
 	if(flags & O_WRONLY)
-		bfile->type |= BTF_WRITE;
+		bfile->classf |= BCF_WRITE;
 	if(flags & O_RDWR)
-		bfile->type |= (BTF_READ | BTF_WRITE);
+		bfile->classf |= (BCF_READ | BCF_WRITE);
 	if(flags & O_APPEND)
-		bfile->type |= BTF_AT_END;
+		bfile->classf |= BCF_AT_END;
 	if(flags & O_TRUNC)
-		bfile->type |= BTF_DISCARD;
+		bfile->classf |= BCF_DISCARD;
 
 	fill_paths(bfile, pathname);
 
@@ -180,7 +163,9 @@ ssize_t BLI_bfile_read(BFILE *f, void *buf, size_t count) {
 }
 
 
-size_t BLI_bfile_fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, BFILE *f) {
+size_t BLI_bfile_fwrite(const void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb,
+                        BFILE *f)
+{
 	size_t ret;
 
 	ret = fwrite(ptr, size, nmemb, f->stream);
@@ -205,7 +190,7 @@ size_t BLI_bfile_fread(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, BFILE *f) {
 
 
 void BLI_bfile_close(BFILE *bfile) {
-	if((bfile->type | BTF_WRITE) &&
+	if((bfile->classf | BCF_WRITE) &&
 	   !(bfile->uflags | BFILE_RAW)) {
 		/* Make sure data is on disk */
 		/* Move to final name if no errors */
@@ -234,3 +219,296 @@ void BLI_bfile_set_error(BFILE *bfile, int error) {
 		bfile->error = error;
 	}
 }
+
+
+#if defined(WIN32)
+ #define LAST_SESSION_FILE "%HOME%\\Blender\\last-session FIXME FIXME FIXME"
+ #define ENVIRONMENT_FILE "FIXME"
+ #define SHARED_DIRECTORY "FIXME TOO"
+#elif defined(OSX)
+ #define LAST_SESSION_FILE "${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/last-session"
+ #define ENVIRONMENT_FILE "${HOME}/Library/Application Support/Blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/environment"
+ #define SHARED_DIRECTORY "/Library/Application Support/Blender"
+#else
+ #define LAST_SESSION_FILE "${HOME}/.blender/last-session"
+ #define ENVIRONMENT_FILE "${HOME}/.blender/${BLENDER_VERSION}/environment"
+ #define SHARED_DIRECTORY "/usr/share/blender"
+#endif
+void BLI_bfile_init_vars() {
+	char file[MAXPATHLEN];
+	char temp[MAXPATHLEN];
+	extern char bprogname[];
+	FILE* fp;
+
+	/* This one is unconditional */
+	sprintf(temp, "%d", BLENDER_VERSION);
+	BLI_setenv("BLENDER_VERSION", temp);
+
+	/* Is this unpack&run? */
+	sprintf(temp, "%s/%d/environment", dirname(bprogname), BLENDER_VERSION);
+	if(BLI_exist(temp)) {
+		BLI_setenv_if_new("BLENDER_SHARE", dirname(bprogname));
+	} else {
+		BLI_setenv_if_new("BLENDER_SHARE", SHARED_DIRECTORY);
+	}
+
+	expand_envvars(LAST_SESSION_FILE, file);
+	fp = fopen(file, "r");
+	/* 1st line, read previous version */
+	if (fp && (fscanf(fp, "%3c\n", temp) == 1)) {
+		temp[3] = '\0';
+		BLI_setenv("BLENDER_VERSION_PREV", temp);
+		/* 2nd line, read previous session path if needed */
+		if(!getenv("BLENDER_TEMP")) {
+			if ((fgets(temp, MAXPATHLEN, fp) != NULL)) {
+				/* Clean any \n */
+				chomp(temp);
+				/* Check the dir is still there or generate new one */
+				if(!BLI_exist(temp)) {
+					setup_temp();
+				}
+			} else {
+				/* We have to generate it for sure */
+				setup_temp();
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* Probably new user, or only <=249 before */
+		BLI_setenv("BLENDER_VERSION_PREV", "0");
+		setup_temp();
+	}
+
+	if(fp) {
+		fclose(fp);
+	}
+
+	/* Load vars from user and system files */
+	expand_envvars(ENVIRONMENT_FILE, file);
+	init_vars_from_file(file);
+	sprintf(temp, "/%d/environment", BLENDER_VERSION);
+	BLI_make_file_string("/", file, getenv("BLENDER_SHARE"), temp);
+	init_vars_from_file(file);
+}
+
+
+/*** Internal functions ***/
+
+/**
+ Eliminate trailing EOL by writing a \0 over it.
+ Name taken from Perl.
+ */
+void chomp(char* line) {
+	int len = strlen(line);
+#ifndef WIN32
+	if (line[len - 1] == '\n') {
+		line[len - 1] = '\0';
+	}
+#else
+	if ((line[len - 2] == '\r' ) && ((line[len - 1] == '\n'))) {
+		line[len - 2] = '\0';
+	}
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+}
+
+
+/**
+ Parse a file with lines like FOO=bar (comment lines have # as first
+ character) assigning to envvar FOO the value bar if FOO does not
+ exist yet.
+ Any white space before FOO, around the = or trailing will be used,
+ so beware.
+ */
+#define MAX_LINE 4096
+#define ENV_VAR 256
+#define VAR_LEN 8192
+void init_vars_from_file(const char* path) {
+	char line[MAX_LINE];
+	char name[ENV_VAR];
+	FILE *fp;
+	char* separator;
+	char expanded[VAR_LEN];
+
+	fp = fopen(path, "r");
+	if (!fp) return;
+
+	while (fgets(line, MAX_LINE, fp) != NULL) {
+		/* Ignore comment lines */
+		if (line[0] == '#')
+			continue;
+
+		/* Split into envvar name and contents */
+		separator = strchr(line, '=');
+		if(separator && ((separator - line) < ENV_VAR)) {
+			/* First remove EOL */
+			chomp(line);
+			strncpy(name, line, separator - line);
+			name[separator - line] = '\0';
+			expand_envvars(separator + 1, expanded);
+			BLI_setenv_if_new(name, expanded);
+		}
+	}
+	fclose(fp);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ Look for ${} (or %%) env vars in src and expand if the var
+ exists (even if empty value). If not exist, the name is left as is.
+ The process is done all over src, and nested ${${}} is not supported.
+ src must be \0 terminated, and dst must be big enough.
+*/
+#ifndef WIN32
+ #define ENVVAR_PREFFIX "${"
+ #define ENVVAR_P_SIZE 2
+ #define ENVVAR_SUFFIX "}"
+ #define ENVVAR_S_SIZE 1
+#else
+ #define ENVVAR_PREFFIX "%"
+ #define ENVVAR_P_SIZE 1
+ #define ENVVAR_SUFFIX "%"
+ #define ENVVAR_S_SIZE 1
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+void expand_envvars(char* src, char* dst) {
+	char* hit1;
+	char* hit2;
+	char name[ENV_VAR];
+	char* value;
+	int prevlen;
+	int done = 0;
+	char* source = src;
+
+	dst[0] = '\0';
+	while (!done) {
+		hit1 = strstr(source, ENVVAR_PREFFIX);
+		if (hit1) {
+			hit2 = strstr(hit1 + ENVVAR_P_SIZE, ENVVAR_SUFFIX);
+			if (hit2) {
+				/* "Copy" the leading part, if any */
+				if (hit1 != source) {
+					prevlen = strlen(dst);
+					strncat(dst, source, hit1 - source);
+					dst[prevlen + (hit1 - source)] = '\0';
+				}
+				/* Figure the name of the env var we just found  */
+				strncpy(name, hit1 + ENVVAR_P_SIZE,
+				        hit2 - (hit1 + ENVVAR_P_SIZE));
+				name[hit2 - (hit1 + ENVVAR_P_SIZE)] = '\0';
+				/* See if we can get something with that name */
+				value = getenv(name);
+				if (value) {
+					/* Push the var value */
+					strcat(dst, value);
+				} else {
+					/* Leave the var name, so it is clear that it failed */
+					strcat(dst, ENVVAR_PREFFIX);
+					strcat(dst, name);
+					strcat(dst, ENVVAR_SUFFIX);
+				}
+				/* Continue after closing mark, like a new string */
+				source = hit2 + ENVVAR_S_SIZE;
+			} else {
+				/* Non terminated var so "copy as is" and finish */
+				strcat(dst, source);
+				done = 1;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/* "Copy" whatever is left */
+			strcat(dst, source);
+			done = 1;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ Return a full path if the filename exists when combined
+ with any item from pathlist. Or NULL otherwise.
+ */
+#ifdef WIN32
+ #define SEPARATOR ';'
+#else
+ #define SEPARATOR ':'
+#endif
+char* find_in_pathlist(char* filename, char* pathlist) {
+	char first[FILE_MAX + 10];
+	char* rest = NULL;
+
+	/* Separate first path from rest, use typical separator for current OS */
+	rest = strchr(pathlist, SEPARATOR);
+	if (rest) {
+		strncpy(first, pathlist, rest - pathlist);
+		first[rest - pathlist] = '\0';
+		/* Skip the separator so it becomes a valid new pathlist */
+		rest++;
+	} else {
+		strcpy(first, pathlist);
+	}
+
+	/* Check if combination exists */
+	BLI_add_slash(first);
+	strcat(first, filename);
+	if(BLI_exist(first)) {
+		return strdup(first);
+	}
+
+	/* First path failed, try with rest of paths if possible */
+	if(rest) {
+		return find_in_pathlist(filename, rest);
+	} else {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ Setup fpath and tpath based in the needs of the bfile.
+ */
+void fill_paths(BFILE *bfile, const char *path) {
+	char* source_path = NULL;
+	int bflags = bfile->uflags;
+
+	if(bflags & BFILE_NORMAL || bflags & BFILE_RAW) {
+//		bfile->fpath is path with // replaced
+	}
+	if(bflags & BFILE_TEMP) {
+//		bfile->fpath is tempdir+path
+	}
+	if(bflags & BFILE_CONFIG) {
+//		bfile->fpath is userdir+version+path
+//		source_path is first hit in (if using fallback to older versions)
+//		    userdir+curversion+path (... userdir+limitversion+path) sysdir+path
+//		(limitversion is based in path, using some kind of regex or "tables")
+	}
+
+	if(bfile->classf & BCF_WRITE && !(bflags & BFILE_RAW)) {
+		/* Generate temp path */
+		// bfile->tpath is fpath+randstring
+		if(!(bfile->classf & BCF_DISCARD)) {
+			/* Copy data to tpath */
+			if(source_path) {
+				// copy it from older version or sys version
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		bfile->tpath = bfile->fpath;
+	}
+}
+
+
+/**
+ Create a temp directory in safe and multiuser way.
+ */
+void setup_temp() {
+	char template[MAXPATHLEN];
+	char* tempdir;
+
+	if(getenv("TMPDIR")) {
+		sprintf(template, "%s/blender-XXXXXX", getenv("TMPDIR"));
+	} else {
+		sprintf(template, "/tmp/blender-XXXXXX");
+// MacOSX NSTemporaryDirectory and WIN32 ???
+	}
+	tempdir = mkdtemp(template);
+	BLI_setenv("BLENDER_TEMP", tempdir);
+}
+
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/util.c b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/util.c
index 387d1881d3c..e2acbf21624 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/util.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/util.c
@@ -992,6 +992,18 @@ void BLI_setenv(const char *env, const char*val)
 #endif
 }
 
+
+/**
+ Only set an env var if already not there.
+ Like Unix setenv(env, val, 0);
+ */
+void BLI_setenv_if_new(const char *env, const char* val)
+{
+	if(getenv(env) == NULL)
+		BLI_setenv(env, val);
+}
+
+
 void BLI_clean(char *path)
 {
 	if(path==0) return;
@@ -1374,10 +1386,10 @@ void BLI_where_am_i(char *fullname, const char *name)
 	char *path = NULL, *temp;
 	
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	char *seperator = ";";
+	char *separator = ";";
 	char slash = '\\';
 #else
-	char *seperator = ":";
+	char *separator = ":";
 	char slash = '/';
 #endif
 
@@ -1415,7 +1427,7 @@ void BLI_where_am_i(char *fullname, const char *name)
 			path = getenv("PATH");
 			if (path) {
 				do {
-					temp = strstr(path, seperator);
+					temp = strstr(path, separator);
 					if (temp) {
 						strncpy(filename, path, temp - path);
 						filename[temp - path] = 0;