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diff --git a/doc/forum/Allow_overriding_of_symlink_restriction.mdwn b/doc/forum/Allow_overriding_of_symlink_restriction.mdwn
index f658f0cb3..0d93a28c1 100644
--- a/doc/forum/Allow_overriding_of_symlink_restriction.mdwn
+++ b/doc/forum/Allow_overriding_of_symlink_restriction.mdwn
@@ -68,24 +68,30 @@ patch fixes things. Again, patch inline. Again, this patch could be
cleaned up :). I just wanted to see if there was any chance of a patch
like this being accepted before I bothered.
- diff --git a/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm b/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm
- index 79b9eb3..e88118b 100644
- --- a/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm
- +++ b/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm
- @@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ use Data::Dumper;
- use IkiWiki;
-
- sub gen_wrapper () { #{{{
- + my $this = $0;
- + if ($config{allowsrcdirlinks}) {
- + } else {
- $config{srcdir}=abs_path($config{srcdir});
- $config{destdir}=abs_path($config{destdir});
- my $this=abs_path($0);
- + }
- if (! -x $this) {
- error(sprintf(gettext("%s doesn't seem to be executable"), $this
- }
+>>> Patch updated:
+
+ index 79b9eb3..ce1c395 100644
+ --- a/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm
+ +++ b/IkiWiki/Wrapper.pm
+ @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ package IkiWiki;
+
+ use warnings;
+ use strict;
+ -use Cwd q{abs_path};
+ use Data::Dumper;
+ use IkiWiki;
+ +use File::Spec;
+
+ sub gen_wrapper () { #{{{
+ - $config{srcdir}=abs_path($config{srcdir});
+ - $config{destdir}=abs_path($config{destdir});
+ - my $this=abs_path($0);
+ + $config{srcdir}=File::Spec->rel2abs($config{srcdir});
+ + $config{destdir}=File::Spec->rel2abs($config{destdir});
+ + my $this=File::Spec->rel2abs($0);
+ if (! -x $this) {
+ error(sprintf(gettext("%s doesn't seem to be executable"), $this
+ }
> ikiwiki uses absolute paths for `srcdir`, `destdir` and `this` because
> the wrapper could be run from any location, and if any of them happen to
@@ -100,6 +106,7 @@ like this being accepted before I bothered.
>> I'll do that. I assume something like <code> File::Spec->file_name_is_absolute( $path ); </code> would have more cross-platformy goodness.
>> hrm. I might see if <code> File::Spec->rel2abs( $path ) ; </code> will give absolute an path without expanding symlinks.
+>>> Patch using rel2abs() works well - it no longer expands symlinks.
> I suppose you could do the same thing with `$this`, but it does not sound
> like it has caused you problems anyway.