4 files changed, 30 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3e42ddc2..bd84ad42 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2973,6 +2973,24 @@ else
   printf "no\n"
 fi
 
+printf "Checking for getexecname ... "
+cat > conftest.c <<!
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  const char *rp = getexecname();
+  return 0;
+}
+!
+
+if conftest ; then
+  printf "yes\n"
+  printf "#define HAVE_GETEXECNAME 1\n" >> config.h
+else
+  printf "no\n"
+fi
+
 #
 # Dependent variables
 #
diff --git a/sysif.c b/sysif.c
index 057560df..8111d4f5 100644
--- a/sysif.c
+++ b/sysif.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static val chdir_wrap(val path)
   return t;
 }
 
-static val getcwd_wrap(void)
+val getcwd_wrap(void)
 {
   size_t guess = 256;
 
diff --git a/sysif.h b/sysif.h
index a9c13cd5..bae55147 100644
--- a/sysif.h
+++ b/sysif.h
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ INLINE void repress_privilege(void) { }
 INLINE void drop_privilege(void) { }
 INLINE void simulate_setuid_setgid(val open_script) { }
 #endif
+#if HAVE_UNISTD_H
+val getcwd_wrap(void);
+#endif
 void sysif_init(void);
diff --git a/txr.c b/txr.c
index 428a0ff0..197f6515 100644
--- a/txr.c
+++ b/txr.c
@@ -243,6 +243,14 @@ static val get_self_path(void)
     return nil;
   return string_utf8(self);
 }
+#elif HAVE_GETEXECNAME
+static val get_self_path(void)
+{
+  val execname = string_utf8(getexecname());
+  if (car(execname) == chr('/'))
+    return execname;
+  return format(nil, lit("~a/~a"), getcwd_wrap(), execname, nao);
+}
 #else
 static val get_self_path(void)
 {