commit - 906c123b76844b1bba457451f3571b64afa77006
commit + 7d61d89137e4704e685dacfcfb71a42a87ba9f78
blob - 879e8cb6f14e7b6c5f1c156dc33f16a2e9710324
blob + 365bc046c6f9d63a9505071b9fcfa2ed056c4931
--- lib/worktree.c
+++ lib/worktree.c
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ open_worktree(struct got_worktree **worktree, const ch
 	}
 	(*worktree)->lockfd = -1;
 
-	(*worktree)->root_path = strdup(path);
+	(*worktree)->root_path = realpath(path, NULL);
 	if ((*worktree)->root_path == NULL) {
-		err = got_error_from_errno("strdup");
+		err = got_error_from_errno2("realpath", path);
 		goto done;
 	}
 	err = read_meta_file(&(*worktree)->repo_path, path_got,
blob - a7cf8346fb69dcd9589570531e799d90564c3ee0
blob + 3cf2adea08569d237c3ae2792cad85f134715215
--- regress/cmdline/checkout.sh
+++ regress/cmdline/checkout.sh
@@ -608,7 +608,113 @@ function test_checkout_symlink {
 	fi
 	test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
 }
+
+function test_checkout_symlink_relative_wtpath {
+	local testroot=`test_init checkout_symlink_with_wtpath`
+
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s alpha alpha.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s epsilon epsilon.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s /etc/passwd passwd.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s ../beta epsilon/beta.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s nonexistent nonexistent.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && ln -s .got/foo dotgotfoo.link)
+	(cd $testroot/repo && git add .)
+	git_commit $testroot/repo -m "add symlinks"
+
+	(cd $testroot && got checkout $testroot/repo wt > /dev/null)
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
 
+	if ! [ -h $testroot/wt/alpha.link ]; then
+		echo "alpha.link is not a symlink"
+		test_done "$testroot" "1"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	readlink $testroot/wt/alpha.link > $testroot/stdout
+	echo "alpha" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if ! [ -h $testroot/wt/epsilon.link ]; then
+		echo "epsilon.link is not a symlink"
+		test_done "$testroot" "1"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	readlink $testroot/wt/epsilon.link > $testroot/stdout
+	echo "epsilon" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ -h $testroot/wt/passwd.link ]; then
+		echo -n "passwd.link symlink points outside of work tree: " >&2
+		readlink $testroot/wt/passwd.link >&2
+		test_done "$testroot" "1"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	echo -n "/etc/passwd" > $testroot/content.expected
+	cp $testroot/wt/passwd.link $testroot/content
+
+	cmp -s $testroot/content.expected $testroot/content
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/content.expected $testroot/content
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	readlink $testroot/wt/epsilon/beta.link > $testroot/stdout
+	echo "../beta" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	readlink $testroot/wt/nonexistent.link > $testroot/stdout
+	echo "nonexistent" > $testroot/stdout.expected
+	cmp -s $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/stdout.expected $testroot/stdout
+		test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+	fi
+
+	if [ -h $testroot/wt/dotgotfoo.link ]; then
+		echo -n "dotgotfoo.link symlink points into .got dir: " >&2
+		readlink $testroot/wt/dotgotfoo.link >&2
+		test_done "$testroot" "1"
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	echo -n ".got/foo" > $testroot/content.expected
+	cp $testroot/wt/dotgotfoo.link $testroot/content
+
+	cmp -s $testroot/content.expected $testroot/content
+	ret="$?"
+	if [ "$ret" != "0" ]; then
+		diff -u $testroot/content.expected $testroot/content
+	fi
+	test_done "$testroot" "$ret"
+}
+
 run_test test_checkout_basic
 run_test test_checkout_dir_exists
 run_test test_checkout_dir_not_empty
@@ -619,3 +725,4 @@ run_test test_checkout_ignores_submodules
 run_test test_checkout_read_only
 run_test test_checkout_into_nonempty_dir
 run_test test_checkout_symlink
+run_test test_checkout_symlink_relative_wtpath