ct / checklinks: Add $pkgdir and parameters with absolute paths

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bin/checklinks b/bin/checklinks
index 3150293..d9df1a2 100755
--- a/bin/checklinks
+++ b/bin/checklinks
@@ -268,9 +268,12 @@ Set the level threshold to show status messages.
 =item B<-p>, B<--parameter> I<parameter>=I<value>
 
 While reading the links file, replace $I<parameter> with I<value>.
+
 When used in conjuction with ct(1), $package will be set to the current
 package's relative path (as seen from $HOME, like C<packages/caretaker>),
-and $etc will be set to $package/etc (like C<packages/caretaker/etc>)
+$etc will be set to $package/etc (like C<packages/caretaker/etc>) and $pkgdir
+will point to the package root (like C<packages>). Also, for each of these
+parameters, C<a_param> (like $a_etc) is the corresponding absolute path.
 
 =item B<-q>, B<--quiet>
 
diff --git a/bin/ct b/bin/ct
index 4be6702..338fe8a 100755
--- a/bin/ct
+++ b/bin/ct
@@ -416,9 +416,15 @@ function priority_name {
 
 function run_checklinks {
 	if [[ -e links ]] {
+
 		${self_path}/bin/checklinks ${*} ${CL_OPTIONS} \
-			--parameter package=${PWD} \
-			--parameter etc=${PWD}/etc
+			--parameter   package=${PWD}              \
+			--parameter a_package=${HOME}/${PWD}      \
+			--parameter   etc=${PWD}/etc              \
+			--parameter a_etc=${HOME}/${PWD}/etc      \
+			--parameter   pkgdir=${PKG_DIR#${HOME}/}  \
+			--parameter a_pkgdir=${PKG_DIR}
+
 	} elif [[ -d etc && ${MAGIC_ETC} == 1 ]] {
 		${self_path}/bin/checklinks --ct-auto ${CL_OPTIONS} ${*}
 	}