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-rw-r--r--src/gammad.c16
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/gammad.c b/src/gammad.c
index 708e5df..6dcb31f 100644
--- a/src/gammad.c
+++ b/src/gammad.c
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
char* argv0;
/**
+ * The real pathname of the process's binary,
+ * `NULL` if `argv0` is satisfactory
+ */
+char* argv0_real = NULL;
+
+/**
* Array of all outputs
*/
struct output* outputs = NULL;
@@ -674,6 +680,12 @@ static int initialise(int method, const char *sitename, int preserve, int foregr
if (listen(socketfd, SOMAXCONN) < 0)
goto fail;
+ /* Get the real pathname of the process's binary, in case
+ * it is relative, so we can re-execute without problem. */
+ if ((*argv0 != '/') && strchr(argv0, '/'))
+ if (!(argv0_real = realpath(argv0, NULL)))
+ goto fail;
+
/* Change directory to / to avoid blocking umounting */
if (chdir("/") < 0)
perror(argv0);
@@ -860,6 +872,7 @@ static void destroy(void)
if (pidpath)
unlink(pidpath);
free(pidpath);
+ free(argv0_real);
}
@@ -876,6 +889,9 @@ static void usage(void)
/**
* Must not be started without stdin, stdout, or stderr (may be /dev/null)
*
+ * argv[0] must refer to the real command name or pathname,
+ * otherwise, re-execute will not work
+ *
* The process closes stdout when the socket has been created
*
* @signal SIGUSR1 Re-execute to updated process image