Index: modules/forum.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/forum.module,v
retrieving revision 1.256
diff -u -r1.256 forum.module
--- modules/forum.module	31 May 2005 21:14:26 -0000	1.256
+++ modules/forum.module	11 Jun 2005 21:55:51 -0000
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@
     }
 
     // default
-    $file = "misc/forum-$icon.png";
+    $file = variable_get('forum_icon_path', 'misc') ."/forum-$icon.png";
 
     $output = theme('image', $file);
   }