- // <path of binary>/TOP_SRCDIR/lib
- build_lyxdir = MakeAbsPath("../lib", binpath);
- if (!FileSearch(build_lyxdir, "lyxrc.defaults").empty()) {
- searchpath += MakeAbsPath(AddPath(TOP_SRCDIR, "lib"),
- binpath) + ';';
- lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "Checking whether LyX is run in "
- "place... yes" << endl;
- } else {
- lyxerr[Debug::INIT]
- << "Checking whether LyX is run in place... no"
- << endl;
- build_lyxdir.erase();
+ string fullbinpath = binpath;
+ FileInfo file(fullbinname, true);
+ if (file.isLink()) {
+ lyxerr[Debug::INIT] << "binary is a link" << endl;
+ string link;
+ if (LyXReadLink(fullbinname, link)) {
+ // Path of binary/../share/name of binary/
+ searchpath += NormalizePath(AddPath(binpath,
+ "../share/")
+ + OnlyFilename(binname));
+ searchpath += ';';
+ fullbinpath = link;
+ binpath = MakeAbsPath(OnlyPath(fullbinpath));
+ }