3 files changed, 34 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/PluginLoader.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/PluginLoader.cs
index 819cb7b..a2bf9f3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/PluginLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/PluginLoader.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             AddinManager.AddinLoadError += on_addinloaderror_;
             AddinManager.AddinLoaded += on_addinloaded_;
 
-            clear_registry_();
+            clear_registry_(dir);
 
             suppress_console_output_(true);
             AddinManager.Initialize(dir);
@@ -239,18 +239,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
                         + args.Exception.StackTrace);
         }
 
-        private void clear_registry_()
+        private void clear_registry_(string dir)
         {
             // The Mono addin manager (in Mono.Addins.dll version 0.2.0.0)
             // occasionally seems to corrupt its addin cache
             // Hence, as a temporary solution we'll remove it before each startup
+
             try
             {
-                if (Directory.Exists("addin-db-000"))
-                    Directory.Delete("addin-db-000", true);
+                if (Directory.Exists(dir + "/addin-db-000"))
+                    Directory.Delete(dir + "/addin-db-000", true);
 
-                if (Directory.Exists("addin-db-001"))
-                    Directory.Delete("addin-db-001", true);
+                if (Directory.Exists(dir + "/addin-db-001"))
+                    Directory.Delete(dir + "/addin-db-001", true);
             }
             catch (IOException)
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index 0dc9306..9d36986 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -158,10 +158,27 @@ namespace OpenSim
 
         protected virtual void LoadPlugins()
         {
-            using (PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin> loader = new PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin>(new ApplicationPluginInitialiser(this)))
+            IConfig startupConfig = Config.Configs["Startup"];
+            string registryLocation = (startupConfig != null) ? startupConfig.GetString("RegistryLocation", String.Empty) : String.Empty;
+
+            // The location can also be specified in the environment. If there
+            // is no location in the configuration, we must call the constructor
+            // without a location parameter to allow that to happen.
+            if (registryLocation == String.Empty)
             {
-                loader.Load("/OpenSim/Startup");
-                m_plugins = loader.Plugins;
+                using (PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin> loader = new PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin>(new ApplicationPluginInitialiser(this)))
+                {
+                    loader.Load("/OpenSim/Startup");
+                    m_plugins = loader.Plugins;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using (PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin> loader = new PluginLoader<IApplicationPlugin>(new ApplicationPluginInitialiser(this), registryLocation))
+                {
+                    loader.Load("/OpenSim/Startup");
+                    m_plugins = loader.Plugins;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -1049,4 +1066,4 @@ namespace OpenSim
     {
         public IConfigSource Source;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
index d8474d3..4f2563c 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
+++ b/bin/OpenSimDefaults.ini
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@
     ; when running with the SmartThreadPool option above
     MaxPoolThreads = 15
 
+    ; Plugin Registry Location
+    ; Set path to directory for plugin registry. Information about the 
+    ; registered repositories and installed plugins will be stored here.
+    ; The OpenSim.exe process must have R/W access to the location.
+    ; RegistryLocation = "."
+
     ; ##
     ; ## CLIENTS
     ; ##