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+
+(module collects-path mzscheme
+  (provide set-collects-path)
+
+  (define label "coLLECTs dIRECTORy:")
+
+  (define set-collects-path
+    (case-lambda
+     [()
+      (let ([v (current-command-line-arguments)])
+	(set-collects-path (vector-ref v 0) (vector-ref v 1)))]
+     [(dest path)
+      (let-values ([(i o) (open-input-output-file dest 'update)])
+	(let ([m (regexp-match-positions label i)]
+	      [path (if (string? path)
+			(string->path path)
+			path)])
+	  (unless m
+	    (error 'set-collects-path
+		   "cannot find collection-path label in executable file"))
+	  (file-position o (cdar m))
+	  (write-bytes (path->bytes path) o)
+	  (write-byte 0 o)
+	  (close-input-port i)
+	  (close-output-port o)))])))
+    
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