Index: quilt-0.48/bin/quilt.in
===================================================================
--- quilt-0.48.orig/bin/quilt.in	2009-07-07 12:44:06.000000000 +0000
+++ quilt-0.48/bin/quilt.in	2009-07-08 10:19:40.000000000 +0000
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ export address@hidden@
 : ${QUILT_DIR="address@hidden@"} ${QUILT_LIB="address@hidden@"}
 export QUILT_DIR QUILT_LIB
 
-if [ -z "$QUILTRC" ]
-then
-	for QUILTRC in $HOME/.quiltrc /etc/quilt.quiltrc; do
-		[ -e $QUILTRC ] && break
-	done
-	export QUILTRC
-fi
-
 # Support compatibility layer
 if [ -d $QUILT_DIR/compat ]
 then
@@ -46,11 +38,10 @@ Global options:
 	Runs the command in bash trace mode (-x). For internal debugging.
 
 --quiltrc file
-	Use the specified configuration file instead of ~/.quiltrc (or
-	/etc/quilt.quiltrc if ~/.quiltrc does not exist).  See the pdf
-	documentation for details about its possible contents.  The
-	special value \"-\" causes quilt not to read any configuration
-	file.
+	Use the specified configuration file instead of \"\$QUILTRC\", or
+	\"/etc/quilt.quiltrc\", \"~/.quiltrc\", and \".pc/quiltrt\".  See the
+	pdf documentation for details about its possible contents.  The
+	special value \"-\" causes quilt not to read any configuration file.
 
 --version
 	Print the version number and exit immediately."
@@ -89,11 +80,11 @@ do
 	# Use a resource file other than ~/.quiltrc
 	--quiltrc=*)
 		QUILTRC=${1#--quiltrc=}
-		[ "$QUILTRC" = - ] && unset QUILTRC ;;
+		if [ "$QUILTRC" = "-" ]; then QUILTRC=""; fi ;;
 	--quiltrc)
 		QUILTRC=$2
-		[ "$QUILTRC" = - ] && unset QUILTRC
-		shift ;;
+		shift
+		if [ "$QUILTRC" = "-" ]; then QUILTRC=""; fi ;;
 	# Trace execution of commands
 	--trace*)
 		BASH_OPTS="${BASH_OPTS:+$BASH_OPTS }-x"
Index: quilt-0.48/quilt/scripts/patchfns.in
===================================================================
--- quilt-0.48.orig/quilt/scripts/patchfns.in	2009-07-07 12:55:18.000000000 +0000
+++ quilt-0.48/quilt/scripts/patchfns.in	2009-07-08 10:27:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ fi
 unset CDPATH
 shopt -s dotglob
 
-if [ -e "$QUILTRC" ]
+if [ -z "${QUILTRC+set}" ]
 then
-	source "$QUILTRC"
-fi
-
-# Add default arguments for this command
-if [ -n "$QUILT_COMMAND" ]; then
-	args="QUILT_$(echo $QUILT_COMMAND | tr a-z A-Z)_ARGS"
-	eval set -- ${!args} \"address@hidden"
-	unset args
+	if [ -e "/etc/quilt.quiltrc" ]
+	then
+		source "/etc/quilt.quiltrc"
+	fi
+	
+	if [ -e "$HOME/.quiltrc" ]
+	then
+		source "$HOME/.quiltrc"
+	fi
 fi
 
 # ========================================================
@@ -1005,6 +1006,19 @@ then
     unset basedir down
 fi
 
+: "${QUILTRC=$QUILT_PC/quiltrc}"
+if [ -e "$QUILTRC" ]
+then
+	source "$QUILTRC"
+fi
+
+# Add default arguments for this command
+if [ -n "$QUILT_COMMAND" ]; then
+	args="QUILT_$(echo $QUILT_COMMAND | tr a-z A-Z)_ARGS"
+	eval set -- ${!args} \"address@hidden"
+	unset args
+fi
+
 : ${QUILT_SERIES:=series}
 
 if [ "${QUILT_SERIES:0:1}" = / ]