--- mldonkey.orig	2009-02-08 20:25:02.000000000 +0300
+++ mldonkey	2009-03-01 12:31:16.000000000 +0300
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 fi
 
 confdir=$(su $MLDUSER -s /bin/sh -c 'echo $HOME')/.mldonkey
-pidfile=${confdir}/mlnet.pid
+
+if [ -z $PID ] ; then
+	PID=${confdir}/mlnet.pid
+fi
+piddir=$(dirname $PID)
 
 [ -f /tmp/mldonkey.log ] && rm -f /tmp/mldonkey.log
 
@@ -25,17 +29,21 @@
         stat_busy "Starting MLDonkey"
 	
 	[ ! -d $confdir ] && su $MLDUSER -s /bin/sh -c "mkdir -p $confdir"
+	if [ ! -d $piddir ] ; then
+		mkdir -p $piddir
+		chown $MLDUSER $piddir
+	fi
 
-	if [ -f $pidfile ] ; then
+	if [ -f $PID ] ; then
 		stat_fail
 		echo "Unable to run MLDonkey, it seems to be already running. If you're sure MLDonkey \
-		is not running, you can remove ${pidfile}."
+		is not running, you can remove ${PID}."
 		exit 2
 	elif [ -f ${confdir}/config_files_space.tmp ] ; then
 		rm -f ${confdir}/config_files_space.tmp
 	fi
 		
-	su $MLDUSER -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/mlnet &> /tmp/mldonkey.log &"
+	su $MLDUSER -s /bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/mlnet -pid $piddir $PARAMS &> /tmp/mldonkey.log &"
 	
 	i=0
 	while [ "$i" -lt 20 ] ; do
@@ -59,8 +67,8 @@
 
     stop)
         stat_busy "Stopping MLDonkey"
-	if [ -f $pidfile ] ; then
-		kill $( cat $pidfile ) &> /dev/null
+	if [ -f $PID ] ; then
+		kill $( cat $PID ) &> /dev/null
 	else
 		stat_fail
 		echo "Unable to stop MLDonkey. It is not running."
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@
         if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
             stat_fail
         else
-	    rm -f $pidfile
+	    rm -f $PID
             rm_daemon mldonkey
             stat_done
         fi