1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/data.lisp b/src/data.lisp
index 7cce283..2c3a7d9 100644
--- a/src/data.lisp
+++ b/src/data.lisp
@@ -98,7 +98,16 @@ sources are not expected to be available outside of the root Lisp."))
 
 (defun try-register-data-source (&rest args)
   "Register sources of prerequisite data.
-This function is typically called in consfigs."
+This function is typically called in consfigs.  Any relative pathnames in ARGS
+will be resolved as paths under the home directory of the user Lisp is running
+as, before being passed to implementations of REGISTER-DATA-SOURCE."
+  (let ((home (user-homedir-pathname)))
+    (setq args
+          (loop
+            for arg in args
+            if (pathnamep arg)
+              collect (ensure-pathname arg :defaults home :ensure-absolute t)
+            else collect arg)))
   (when-let ((pair (and (not (find args *data-source-registrations*
                                    :test #'equal))
                         (restart-case (apply #'register-data-source args)