testcase:
 
  symlink: /mnt/cdrom -> /media/cdrom/
                                     ^ this is important !

[ without fix ]

./eject: using default device `cdrom'
./eject: device name is `cdrom'
./eject: expanded name is `/mnt/cdrom'
./eject: `/mnt/cdrom' is a link to `/media/cdrom/'
./eject: `/media/cdrom/' is not mounted
./eject: `/media/cdrom/' is not a mount point
./eject: `/media/cdrom/' is not a multipartition device
./eject: trying to eject `/media/cdrom/' using CD-ROM eject command
./eject: CD-ROM eject command failed
./eject: trying to eject `/media/cdrom/' using SCSI commands
./eject: SCSI eject failed
./eject: trying to eject `/media/cdrom/' using floppy eject command
./eject: floppy eject command failed
./eject: trying to eject `/media/cdrom/' using tape offline command
./eject: tape offline command failed

./eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device


[ with fix ]

./eject: using default device `cdrom'
./eject: device name is `cdrom'
./eject: expanded name is `/mnt/cdrom'
./eject: `/mnt/cdrom' is a link to `/media/cdrom'
./eject: `/media/cdrom' is not mounted
./eject: `/dev/hdc' can be mounted at `/media/cdrom'
./eject: `/dev/hdc' is a multipartition device
./eject: trying to eject `/dev/hdc' using CD-ROM eject command
./eject: CD-ROM eject command succeeded


--- eject-2.0.13/eject.c.orig	2002-12-09 23:28:08.000000000 +0100
+++ eject-2.0.13/eject.c	2004-10-31 04:56:31.794216376 +0100
@@ -715,36 +715,13 @@
 /* Check if name is a symbolic link. If so, return what it points to. */
 static char *SymLink(const char *name)
 {
-	int status;
-	char s1[PATH_MAX];
-	char s2[PATH_MAX];
-	char s4[PATH_MAX];
 	char result[PATH_MAX];
-	char *s3;
-
-	memset(s1, 0, sizeof(s1));
-	memset(s2, 0, sizeof(s2));
-	memset(s4, 0, sizeof(s4));
-	memset(result, 0, sizeof(result));
-
-	status = readlink(name, s1, sizeof(s1) - 1);
-
-	if (status == -1)
-		return 0;
-
-	s1[status] = 0;
-	if (s1[0] == '/') { /* absolute link */
-		return strdup(s1);
-	} else { /* relative link, add base name */
-		strncpy(s2, name, sizeof(s2)-1);
-		s3 = strrchr(s2, '/');
-		if (s3 != 0) {
-			s3[1] = 0;
-			snprintf(result, sizeof(result)-1, "%s%s", s2, s1);
-		}
+	if (realpath(name, result) == NULL)
+	{
+		puts(_(strerror(errno)));
+		exit(1);
 	}
-	realpath(result, s4);
-	return strdup(s4);
+	return strdup(result);
 }
 
 
@@ -818,7 +795,6 @@
 	int mounted = 0;   /* true if device is mounted */
 	int mountable = 0; /* true if device is in /etc/fstab */
 	char *pattern;	   /* regex for device if multiple partitions */
-	int ld = 6;	   /* symbolic link max depth */
 
 	I18NCODE
 
@@ -860,20 +836,13 @@
 		printf(_("%s: expanded name is `%s'\n"), programName, fullName);
 
 	/* check for a symbolic link */
-	while ((linkName = SymLink(fullName)) && (ld > 0)) {
-		if (v_option)
-			printf(_("%s: `%s' is a link to `%s'\n"), programName, fullName, linkName);
-		free(fullName);
-		fullName = strdup(linkName);
-		free(linkName);
-		linkName = 0;
-		ld--;
-	}
-	/* handle max depth exceeded option */
-	if (ld <= 0) {
-		printf(_("%s: maximum symbolic link depth exceeded: `%s'\n"), programName, fullName);
-		exit(1);
-	}
+	linkName = SymLink(fullName);
+	if (v_option)
+		printf(_("%s: `%s' is a link to `%s'\n"), programName, fullName, linkName);
+	free(fullName);
+	fullName = strdup(linkName);
+	free(linkName);
+	linkName = 0;
 
 	/* if mount point, get device name */
 	mounted = MountedDevice(fullName, &mountName, &deviceName);