--- a/lib/update.updates	Mon Dec 16 21:53:41 2013 +0200
+++ b/lib/update.updates	Tue Dec 17 00:04:00 2013 +0200
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
         [ $update ] && continue
 
         # check
-        if [ ! -e $ROOT/$dep ]; then
+        if [ ! -e $dep ]; then
             fail "$out: Missing source: $dep"
 
-        elif [ $ROOT/$out -ot $ROOT/$dep ]; then
+        elif [ $out -ot $dep ]; then
             debug "  update: $dep"
             update=y
         else
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@
     local tmp=$out.new
 
     debug "$out"
-    cmd "$@" > $ROOT/$tmp
+    cmd "$@" > $tmp
 
     # compare
-    if [ -e $ROOT/$out ] && [ $UPDATE_DIFF ]; then
+    if [ -e $out ] && [ $UPDATE_DIFF ]; then
         debug "  changes:"
 
         # terse
-        indent "        " diff --unified=1 $ROOT/$out $ROOT/$tmp || true
+        indent "        " diff --unified=1 $out $tmp || true
     fi
     
     # deploy
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
         # cleanup
         debug "  no-op"
 
-        cmd rm $ROOT/$tmp
+        cmd rm $tmp
     else
         # commit
         debug "  deploy"
 
-        cmd mv $ROOT/$tmp $ROOT/$out
+        cmd mv $tmp $out
     fi
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     local tgt=-
 
     for tgt in "$@"; do
-        [ $tgt != $out ] && [ -e $ROOT/$tgt ] && break
+        [ $tgt != $out ] && [ -e $tgt ] && break
     done
     
     echo $tgt
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@
     local lnk=$1
     local tgt=$2
 
-    [ ! -e $ROOT/$tgt ] && fail "$tgt: target does not exist"
+    [ ! -e $tgt ] && fail "$tgt: target does not exist"
     
-    [ ! -e $ROOT/$lnk ] || [ $(readlink $ROOT/$lnk) != $ROOT/$tgt ]
+    [ ! -e $lnk ] || [ $(readlink $lnk) != $tgt ]
 }
 
 ## Update symlink to point to target:
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@
     local lnk=$1
     local tgt=$2
 
-    cmd ln -sf $ROOT/$tgt $ROOT/$lnk
+    cmd ln -sf $tgt $lnk
 }