--- build/main.mk.orig	2005-12-13 23:19:25.000000000 +0100
+++ build/main.mk.orig	2005-12-13 23:31:40.243552368 +0100
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ 
 INSTALL_BINARY_DIR?=$(CATAPULT_INSTALL)/bin
 INSTALL_SHARE_DIR?=$(CATAPULT_INSTALL)
 INSTALL_DOC_DIR?=$(CATAPULT_INSTALL)/doc
-
+DESKTOP_HOOKS_DIR?=/usr/share/applications
 
 ifeq ($(CATAPULT_PREBUILT),true)
 # TODO: Prebuilt is used only on win32, but using this is not clean.
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ 
 	@echo "  Desktop hooks..."
 	@mkdir -p $(INSTALL_SHARE_DIR)/resources/icons
 	@cp -rf src/catapult.xpm $(INSTALL_SHARE_DIR)/resources/icons
-	@if [ -d /usr/share/applications -a -w /usr/share/applications ]; \
+	@if [ -d $(DESKTOP_HOOKS_DIR) -a -w $(DESKTOP_HOOKS_DIR) ]; \
 		then sed -e "s|%INSTALL_BASE%|$(INSTALL_SHARE_DIR)|" \
 			desktop/openMSX-Catapult.desktop \
-			> /usr/share/applications/openMSX-Catapult.desktop; \
+			> $(DESKTOP_HOOKS_DIR)/openMSX-Catapult.desktop; \
 		else mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications && \
 			sed -e "s|%INSTALL_BASE%|$(INSTALL_SHARE_DIR)|" \
 			desktop/openMSX-Catapult.desktop \