From 4dfab1a73d2b9bd28af9a2d01553e35a732968a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "sdagley%netscape.com" <sdagley%netscape.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:10:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Mac specific fix.  Checking in rjc's fix to load libraries if
 file spec was an alias to a library rather than the actual library file spec.
  Needed so XPCOM will work on Mac.

---
 nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c b/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c
index e21ce4ffc821..fa84a0fd10be 100644
--- a/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c
+++ b/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ PR_LoadLibrary(const char *name)
         FSSpec fileSpec;
         PRUint32 index;
 
+		Boolean tempUnusedBool;	// rjc
+
         /* Copy the name: we'll change it */
         cMacPath = strdup(name);    
         if (cMacPath == NULL)
@@ -646,6 +648,11 @@ PR_LoadLibrary(const char *name)
             goto unlock;
         fileSpec.parID = pb.dirInfo.ioDrDirID;
 
+		// resolve an alias if this was one (rjc)
+		err = ResolveAliasFile(&fileSpec, true, &tempUnusedBool, &tempUnusedBool);
+		if (err != noErr)
+			goto unlock;
+
         /* Finally, try to load the library */
         err = GetDiskFragment(&fileSpec, 0, kCFragGoesToEOF, fileSpec.name, 
                         kLoadCFrag, &connectionID, &main, errName);