> From: Spencer Baugh <sbaugh@janestreet.com>
> Cc: 73318@debbugs.gnu.org,  larsi@gnus.org,  acorallo@gnu.org,
>    schwab@linux-m68k.org,  shipmints@gmail.com
> Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:22:08 -0400
>
> Including the leading directories would make them show up in the output
> of "ps", which is uglier.

"Uglier" is in the eyes of the beholder.  The important thing is that
it solves the problem without any other changes, and will then use
code which was tested and validated by many users.