Re: How to get pathname of executable

[Dirk Heinrichs <ext-dirk.heinrichs@nokia.com>]

Marc A. Criley wrote:

> Dirk Heinrichs wrote:
>> I'm trying to find out how to get the complete pathname of an ada
>> executable on Linux. I already tried Ada.Command_Line.Command_Name, but
>> that only gives the executable's name as the user typed it. I want to
>> find out where it is stored in the filesystem so that it can load other
>> files from directories relative to its own directory.
> 
> If you don't mind using vendor-supplied packages, and you're using GNAT,
> look at GNAT.OS_Lib.Normalize_Pathname(). Using this in combination with
> knowing what your current directory is, and/or
> GNAT.OS_Lib.Locate_Exec_On_Path() (if that might be needed), you can get
> that path.

That's what I was looking for.

Thanx...

        Dirk
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