--- grass-6.2.3-orig/lib/init/init.sh	2007-07-12 16:28:14 +0400

+++ grass-6.2.3/lib/init/init.sh	2008-01-11 03:37:06 +0300

@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@

     read ans

     #for convenience, define pwd as GISDBASE:

-    echo "GISDBASE: `pwd`" > "$GISRC"

+    if [ -z "GISDBASE" ]; then

+	echo "GISDBASE: `pwd`" > "$GISRC"

+    else

+	echo "GISDBASE: $GISDBASE" > "$GISRC"

+    fi

     echo 'LOCATION_NAME: <UNKNOWN>' >> "$GISRC"

     echo 'MAPSET: <UNKNOWN>' >> "$GISRC"