--- cscope-15.5/contrib/ocs	2001-07-18 09:48:56.000000000 -0400
+++ cscope-15.5.ocs-fix/contrib/ocs	2004-06-21 00:47:26.000000000 -0400
@@ -70,11 +70,23 @@
 #
 # Here is where we put things
 
 CSCOPE=cscope
-SYSDIR=/usr/local/lib/cs
 HOMEDIR=${HOME}/lib/cs
 
+#set the default value for SYSDIR 
+if [ -z "${SYSDIR}" ]; then
+   SYSDIR=/var/lib/cs
+   echo setting default sysdir
+fi
+
+#check that SYSDIR exists
+if [ ! -d ${SYSDIR} ]; then
+   echo -n $SYSDIR does not exist. 
+   echo Please create the directory and set SYSDIR appropriately
+   exit 
+fi
+
 # Check that cscope is in PATH
 type cscope 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]