Function pathsMatch

backend/xray/process_unix.go:295–320

pathsMatch compares two executable paths, resolving symlinks and absolutizing both

(candidate, target string)

// pathsMatch compares two executable paths, resolving symlinks and absolutizing both
func pathsMatch(candidate, target string) bool {
	if candidate == "" || target == "" {
		return false
	}

	candidateAbs, err := filepath.Abs(candidate)
	if err != nil {
		return false
	}
	targetAbs, err := filepath.Abs(target)
	if err != nil {
		return false
	}

	if candidateAbs == targetAbs {
		return true
	}

	candidateReal, errA := filepath.EvalSymlinks(candidateAbs)
	targetReal, errB := filepath.EvalSymlinks(targetAbs)
	if errA == nil && errB == nil && candidateReal == targetReal {
		return true
	}

	return false
}