JAL-2119 pass/resolve real help dir in link checker

[jalview.git] / utils / HelpLinksChecker.java

diff --git a/utils/HelpLinksChecker.java b/utils/HelpLinksChecker.java
index 7b676cc..a0853a9 100644 (file)
--- a/utils/HelpLinksChecker.java
+++ b/utils/HelpLinksChecker.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class HelpLinksChecker
   void checkLinks(String helpDirectoryPath) throws IOException
   {
     System.out.println("Checking help file links");
-    File helpFolder = new File(helpDirectoryPath);
+    File helpFolder = new File(helpDirectoryPath).getCanonicalFile();
     if (!helpFolder.exists())
     {
       System.out.println("Can't find " + helpDirectoryPath);