diff --git a/src/file.cc b/src/file.cc index c505f235..b9d3212c 100644 --- a/src/file.cc +++ b/src/file.cc @@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ String get_kak_binary_path() char buffer[2048]; #if defined(__linux__) or defined(__CYGWIN__) or defined(__gnu_hurd__) ssize_t res = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buffer, 2048); - kak_assert(res != -1); + if (res == -1 || res >= 2048) + throw runtime_error("unable to get the executable path"); buffer[res] = '\0'; return buffer; #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) or defined(__NetBSD__) @@ -662,7 +663,8 @@ String get_kak_binary_path() return path.Path(); #elif defined(__DragonFly__) ssize_t res = readlink("/proc/curproc/file", buffer, 2048); - kak_assert(res != -1); + if (res == -1 || res >= 2048) + throw runtime_error("unable to get the executable path"); buffer[res] = '\0'; return buffer; #elif defined(__OpenBSD__) @@ -670,7 +672,8 @@ String get_kak_binary_path() return KAK_BIN_PATH; #elif defined(__sun__) ssize_t res = readlink("/proc/self/path/a.out", buffer, 2048); - kak_assert(res != -1); + if (res == -1 || res >= 2048) + throw runtime_error("unable to get the executable path"); buffer[res] = '\0'; return buffer; #else