diff -r c7d8bfff4c0a bin/proofgeneral
--- a/bin/proofgeneral	Sat Sep 27 02:25:15 2014 +0100
+++ b/bin/proofgeneral	Sat Sep 27 02:28:16 2014 +0100
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@
 
 # Try to find Proof General directory
 if [ -z "$PGHOME" ] || [ ! -d "$PGHOME" ]; then
-    # default relative to this script, otherwise PGHOMEDEFAULT
-    MYDIR="`readlink --canonicalize "$0" | sed -ne 's,/bin/proofgeneral$,,p'`"
-    if [ -d "$MYDIR" ]; then
-	PGHOME="$MYDIR"
-    elif [ -d "$PGHOMEDEFAULT" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$PGHOMEDEFAULT" ]; then
 	PGHOME="$PGHOMEDEFAULT"
     else
 	echo "Cannot find the Proof General lisp files: Set PGHOME or use --pghome."