From dad1b92c5d2cf86346f3df9d5a31566e6f2b4089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mike Innes <mike.j.innes@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2023 11:57:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] follow symlinks

---
 src/bin/julialauncher.rs | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/bin/julialauncher.rs b/src/bin/julialauncher.rs
index 388da0f9..4e1e1cf8 100644
--- a/src/bin/julialauncher.rs
+++ b/src/bin/julialauncher.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ pub struct UserError {
 
 fn get_juliaup_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let my_own_path = std::env::current_exe()
-        .with_context(|| "std::env::current_exe() did not find its own path.")?;
+        .with_context(|| "std::env::current_exe() did not find its own path.")?
+        .canonicalize()
+        .with_context(|| "Failed to canonicalize the path to the Julia launcher.")?;
 
     let juliaup_path = my_own_path
         .parent()