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   open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/1053   
      
   I think some GNU make special assignment with $(shell realpath ...) would help   
   here, but didn't figure it out yet and didn't want to fuggetabadit.   
      
   e.g.   
   ```   
   $ make -f ~/sbbs/install/install-sbbs.mk SBBSDIR=../test2 run   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   make: ../test2/repo: No such file or directory   
   cp -r /ctrl ../test2   
   cp: cannot stat '/ctrl': No such file or directory   
   make: *** [/home/rswindell/sbbs/install/install-sbbs.mk:264: ../test2/ctrl]   
   Error 1   
   ```   
      
   and when REPODIR is relative, you end up with something like this:   
      
   ```   
   make -C /home/rswindell/test2/exec MAKEFLAGS= os=linux RELEASE=1   
   BAJAPATH=../repo2/src/sbbs3/gcc.linux.x64.exe.release/baja   
   make[1]: Entering directory '/home/rswindell/test2/exec'   
   make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'ftp.bin', needed by 'all'.  Stop.   
   ```   
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