fix: see #850

- also edited the file in Unix dir as I believe they shouldn't be different
- edited Unix/AUTHORS

Unix/AUTHORS

@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ https://github.com/Inventitech
 https://github.com/zhangzqs
 https://github.com/drkameleon
 https://github.com/jackos
-https://github.com/Aerek-Yasa
+https://github.com/Aerek-Yasa
+https://github.com/EDM115

Unix/cloc

@@ -111,6 +111,19 @@ if ($ON_WINDOWS and $ENV{'SHELL'}) {
     }
 }
 
+use Cwd "abs_path";
+use File::Spec;
+# Fix for issues when runing cloc through a symlink on Windows
+# e.g. : it have been installed with Winget
+# See https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc/issues/849
+if ($ON_WINDOWS) {
+    my $exec_path = abs_path($0);
+    if (-l $0) {
+        $exec_path = abs_path(readlink($0));
+    }
+    $0 = $exec_path;
+}
+
 my $HAVE_Win32_Long_Path = 0;
 # Win32::LongPath is an optional dependency that when available on
 # Windows will be used to support reading files past the 255 char

cloc

@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ if ($ON_WINDOWS and $ENV{'SHELL'}) {
 
 use Cwd "abs_path";
 use File::Spec;
-my $exec_path = abs_path($0);
 # Fix for issues when runing cloc through a symlink on Windows
 # e.g. : it have been installed with Winget
 # See https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc/issues/849
 if ($ON_WINDOWS) {
+    my $exec_path = abs_path($0);
     if (-l $0) {
         $exec_path = abs_path(readlink($0));
     }