--- Urlader/urlader.c	2012/01/17 18:38:37	1.13
+++ Urlader/urlader.c	2012/02/06 21:57:48	1.14
@@ -388,15 +388,59 @@
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  u_setenv ("URLADER_EXEPATH", argv [0]);
-
-  pack_handle = u_open (argv [0]);
-  if (!u_valid (pack_handle))
-    u_fatal ("unable to open executable pack");
-
   if (!getcwd (currdir, sizeof (currdir)))
     strcpy (currdir, ".");
 
+  {
+    const char *exe_path = 0;
+
+    if (strchr (argv [0], '/'))
+      exe_path = argv [0];
+    else
+      {
+        const char *p, *path = getenv ("PATH");
+
+        if (!path)
+          u_fatal ("unable to find executable, try running with full path.");
+
+        for (p = path; ; )
+          {
+            const char *e = p;
+            int l;
+
+            while (*e && *e != ':')
+              ++e;
+
+            l = e - p;
+            memcpy (tmppath, p, l);
+
+            if (!l)
+              tmppath [l++] = '.';
+
+            tmppath [l++] = '/';
+
+            strcpy (tmppath + l, argv [0]);
+
+            if (!access (tmppath, X_OK))
+              break;
+
+            p = e;
+            if (!*p)
+              u_fatal ("unable to find executable, try running with full path.");
+
+            ++p;
+          }
+
+        exe_path = tmppath;
+      }
+
+    pack_handle = u_open (exe_path);
+    if (!u_valid (pack_handle))
+      u_fatal ("unable to open executable for reading - permissions problem?");
+
+    u_setenv ("URLADER_EXEPATH", exe_path);
+  }
+
 #if 0
   /* intersperse hostname, for whatever reason */