Tobias Burnus wrote:
some check whether "b" is a symbolic link and if it is, one follows the symbolic link until one finds the real binary; then one can use that path for ownpath. I tried to find some Lua routine which does so, but I couldn't find one ad hoc. (I have also the vague feeling that the algorithm fails for /some/directory/which/is/not/in/PATH/luatools.)
I tried lfs.symlinkattributes() (whose mode should be "link") plus posix.readlink, but I failed to get this work. (lfs.symlinkattributes and posix are not found.)
i remember that there has been some discussion about this following link issue but i forgot what was the outcome do you test the latest binaries or the already outdated texlive ones? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl -----------------------------------------------------------------