--- /etc/init.d/rbot.bac	2009-12-27 00:24:22.000000000 -0500
+++ /etc/init.d/rbot	2009-12-27 00:40:41.000000000 -0500
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-irc/rbot/files/rbot.init,v 1.1 2007/11/19 13:56:54 flameeyes Exp $
 
+ruby_getname() {
+	# for a series of reason, we can't rely on the process being started
+	# with 'ruby' name. As using ruby18 would break for ruby 1.9, get the
+	# linked name to use as rubyname.
+	RUBY="$(readlink /usr/bin/ruby)"
+	if [ -x "${RUBY}" ]; then
+	    RUBYNAME="$(basename "${ruby}")"
+	else
+	    RUBYNAME=${RUBY}
+	    RUBY=/usr/bin/${RUBY}
+	fi
+}
+
 depend() {
 	 need net
 	 use dns
@@ -23,17 +36,14 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 
-	# for a series of reason, we can't rely on the process being started
-	# with 'ruby' name. As using ruby18 would break for ruby 1.9, get the
-	# linked name to use as rubyname.
-	ruby="$(readlink /usr/bin/ruby)"
+	ruby_getname
 
 	export USER="${RBOTUSER%%:*}"
 	export HOME="/dev/null"
 	ebegin "Starting rbot"
 	start-stop-daemon \
 		--start \
-		--exec "/usr/bin/${ruby}" --name "${ruby}" \
+		--exec "${RUBY}" --name "${RUBYNAME}" \
 		--pidfile "${RBOTDIR}/rbot.pid" \
 		--chuid "${RBOTUSER}" \
 		-- /usr/bin/rbot --background "${RBOTDIR}"
@@ -41,14 +51,11 @@
 }
 
 stop() {
-	# for a series of reason, we can't rely on the process being started
-	# with 'ruby' name. As using ruby18 would break for ruby 1.9, get the
-	# linked name to use as rubyname.
-	ruby="$(readlink /usr/bin/ruby)"
+	ruby_getname
 
 	ebegin "Stopping rbot"
 	start-stop-daemon --stop \
-		--exec "/usr/bin/${ruby}" \
+		--exec "${RUBY}" \
 		--pidfile "${RBOTDIR}/rbot.pid" \
 		--user "${RBOTUSER%%:*}"
 	eend $?