Added a File::invokedExecutableFile key that can be used to find the name of the file or link that launched the exe

src/application/juce_Application.cpp

@@ -273,9 +273,17 @@ int JUCEApplication::shutdownAppAndClearUp()
  extern int juce_IPhoneMain (int argc, char* argv[], JUCEApplication* app);
 #endif
 
+#if ! JUCE_WINDOWS
+extern const char* juce_Argv0;
+#endif
+
 int JUCEApplication::main (int argc, char* argv[],
                            JUCEApplication* const newApp)
 {
+#if ! JUCE_WINDOWS
+    juce_Argv0 = argv[0];
+#endif
+
 #if JUCE_IPHONE
     const ScopedAutoReleasePool pool;
     return juce_IPhoneMain (argc, argv, newApp);

src/io/files/juce_File.h

@@ -779,6 +779,9 @@ public:
 
             On the mac this will return the unix binary, not the package folder - see
             currentApplicationFile for that.
+
+            See also invokedExecutableFile, which is similar, but if the exe was launched from a
+            file link, invokedExecutableFile will return the name of the link.
         */
         currentExecutableFile,
 
@@ -792,6 +795,13 @@ public:
         */
         currentApplicationFile,
 
+        /** Returns the file that was invoked to launch this executable.
+            This may differ from currentExecutableFile if the app was started from e.g. a link - this
+            will return the name of the link that was used, whereas currentExecutableFile will return
+            the actual location of the target executable.
+        */
+        invokedExecutableFile,
+
         /** The directory in which applications normally get installed.
 
             So on windows, this would be something like "c:\program files", on the

src/native/linux/juce_linux_Files.cpp

@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ bool File::isHidden() const throw()
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
+const char* juce_Argv0 = 0;  // referenced from juce_Application.cpp
+
 const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
 {
     switch (type)
@@ -219,6 +221,11 @@ const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
         return tmp;
     }
 
+    case invokedExecutableFile:
+        if (juce_Argv0 != 0)
+            return File (String::fromUTF8 ((const uint8*) juce_Argv0));
+        // deliberate fall-through...
+
     case currentExecutableFile:
     case currentApplicationFile:
         return juce_getExecutableFile();

src/native/mac/juce_mac_Files.mm

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ bool File::isHidden() const throw()
 }
 
 //==============================================================================
+const char* juce_Argv0 = 0;  // referenced from juce_Application.cpp
+
 const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
 {
     const ScopedAutoReleasePool pool;
@@ -230,6 +232,11 @@ const File File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType type)
         return tmp.getFullPathName();
     }
 
+    case invokedExecutableFile:
+        if (juce_Argv0 != 0)
+            return File (String::fromUTF8 ((const uint8*) juce_Argv0));
+        // deliberate fall-through...
+
     case currentExecutableFile:
         return juce_getExecutableFile();
 

src/native/windows/juce_win32_Files.cpp

@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ const File JUCE_CALLTYPE File::getSpecialLocation (const SpecialLocationType typ
             return File (String (dest));
         }
 
+    case invokedExecutableFile:
     case currentExecutableFile:
     case currentApplicationFile:
         {