diff -ru -x '*~' slim-1.3.6-orig/app.cpp slim-1.3.6/app.cpp
--- slim-1.3.6-orig/app.cpp	2013-10-02 00:38:05.000000000 +0200
+++ slim-1.3.6/app.cpp	2013-10-15 11:02:55.629263422 +0200
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@
 
 	/* Read configuration and theme */
 	cfg = new Cfg;
-	cfg->readConf(CFGFILE);
+	char *cfgfile = getenv("SLIM_CFGFILE");
+	if (!cfgfile) cfgfile = CFGFILE;
+	cfg->readConf(cfgfile);
 	string themebase = "";
 	string themefile = "";
 	string themedir = "";
@@ -208,7 +210,9 @@
 	if (testing) {
 		themeName = testtheme;
 	} else {
-		themebase = string(THEMESDIR) + "/";
+		char *themesdir = getenv("SLIM_THEMESDIR");
+		if (!themesdir) themesdir = THEMESDIR;
+		themebase = string(themesdir) + "/";
 		themeName = cfg->getOption("current_theme");
 		string::size_type pos;
 		if ((pos = themeName.find(",")) != string::npos) {