+
+char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_realpath_coreutils(const char *path)
+{
+ char *buf;
+
+ errno = 0;
+ buf = xmalloc_realpath(path);
+ /*
+ * There is one case when "readlink -f" and
+ * "realpath" from coreutils succeed,
+ * even though file does not exist, such as:
+ * /tmp/file_does_not_exist
+ * (the directory must exist).
+ */
+ if (!buf && errno == ENOENT) {
+ char *last_slash = strrchr(path, '/');
+ if (last_slash) {
+ *last_slash++ = '\0';
+ buf = xmalloc_realpath(path);
+ if (buf) {
+ unsigned len = strlen(buf);
+ buf = xrealloc(buf, len + strlen(last_slash) + 2);
+ buf[len++] = '/';
+ strcpy(buf + len, last_slash);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return buf;
+}