diff -ru gv-3.5.8/source/misc.c gv-3.5.8J/source/misc.c
--- gv-3.5.8/source/misc.c	Fri Jun 20 16:00:00 1997
+++ gv-3.5.8J/source/misc.c	Mon Jun 23 15:04:52 2003
@@ -412,6 +412,14 @@
     if (!b && file_fileIsNotUseful(p)) sprintf(p,"%s.ps",name);  else b = True;
     if (!b && file_fileIsNotUseful(p)) sprintf(p,"%s.pdf",name); else b = True;
     if (!b)                            strcpy(p,name);
+    char *dir=file_getDirOfPath(p);
+    if(strcmp(dir,p)) {
+      chdir(dir);
+      // Strip off directory from p to satisfy GS 8.00 security change
+      char *q=p;
+      while(*dir && *dir == *q) {dir++; q++;}
+      strcpy(p,q);
+    }
   }
   name = p;
   INFSMESSAGE(trying to open,name)