diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7d86faf58f..c767dcb6f1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ Tue Dec 16 16:55:04 PST 1997 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
 	* app/convert.c: no more crashes with indexed conversion and no
 	palettes
 
+Tue Dec 16 15:24:36 EST 1997 Adrian Likins <adrian@gimp.org>
+ 
+        * modified user-isntall to make a scripts and gflares dir
+ 
+        * added path to gflares in the gimprc
+
+
 Tue Dec 16 12:32:30 1997  Scott Goehring  <scott@poverty.bloomington.in.us>
 
 	* app/xcf.c (xcf_load_invoker): Shuji's xcf load close patch.
diff --git a/data/misc/user_install b/data/misc/user_install
index 942c767918..87308142f5 100755
--- a/data/misc/user_install
+++ b/data/misc/user_install
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ echo "mkdir $2/gfig"
 mkdir $2/gfig
 echo "mkdir $2/tmp"
 mkdir $2/tmp
+echo "mkdir $2/scripts"
+mkdir $2/scripts
+echo "mkdir $2/gflares"
+mkdir $2/gflares
 
 echo "cp $1/palettes/* $2/palettes"
 cp $1/palettes/* $2/palettes
diff --git a/etc/gimprc.in b/etc/gimprc.in
index 0817ea78a3..75bf273178 100644
--- a/etc/gimprc.in
+++ b/etc/gimprc.in
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #  the GIMP if the script-fu plug-in is never run.
 (script-fu-path "${gimp_dir}/scripts:${gimp_data_dir}/scripts")
 
+
 # The tile cache is used to make sure the gimp doesn't thrash
 # tiles between memory and disk. Setting this value higher will
 # cause the gimp to use less swap space, but will also cause
@@ -198,3 +199,6 @@
 
 # gfig pattern directory
 (gfig-path "${gimp_dir}/gfig")
+
+# path for gflare flares directory
+(gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflares:${gimp_data_dir}/gflares")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gimprc.in b/gimprc.in
index 0817ea78a3..75bf273178 100644
--- a/gimprc.in
+++ b/gimprc.in
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #  the GIMP if the script-fu plug-in is never run.
 (script-fu-path "${gimp_dir}/scripts:${gimp_data_dir}/scripts")
 
+
 # The tile cache is used to make sure the gimp doesn't thrash
 # tiles between memory and disk. Setting this value higher will
 # cause the gimp to use less swap space, but will also cause
@@ -198,3 +199,6 @@
 
 # gfig pattern directory
 (gfig-path "${gimp_dir}/gfig")
+
+# path for gflare flares directory
+(gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflares:${gimp_data_dir}/gflares")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_install b/user_install
index 942c767918..87308142f5 100755
--- a/user_install
+++ b/user_install
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ echo "mkdir $2/gfig"
 mkdir $2/gfig
 echo "mkdir $2/tmp"
 mkdir $2/tmp
+echo "mkdir $2/scripts"
+mkdir $2/scripts
+echo "mkdir $2/gflares"
+mkdir $2/gflares
 
 echo "cp $1/palettes/* $2/palettes"
 cp $1/palettes/* $2/palettes