ackbuilder rules files now require absolute paths in external variables

(otherwise commands which change directory don't work).

Makefile

@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ CC = gcc
 # You shouldn't need to change anything below this point unless you are
 # actually developing ACK.
 
-OBJDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/obj
-BINDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/bin
-LIBDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/lib
-INCDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/include
-INSDIR = $(BUILDDIR)/staging
+OBJDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/obj)
+BINDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/bin)
+LIBDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/lib)
+INCDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/include)
+INSDIR = $(abspath $(BUILDDIR)/staging)
 
 PLATIND = $(INSDIR)/share/ack
 PLATDEP = $(INSDIR)/lib/ack
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ endif
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/rules.ninja: first/ackbuilder.lua $(BUILD_FILES)
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
-	lua5.2 first/ackbuilder.lua first/build.lua build.lua --ninja > $(BUILDDIR)/rules.ninja
+	@lua5.2 first/ackbuilder.lua first/build.lua build.lua --ninja > $(BUILDDIR)/rules.ninja
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/rules.mk: first/ackbuilder.lua $(BUILD_FILES)
 	@mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
-	lua5.2 first/ackbuilder.lua first/build.lua build.lua --make > $(BUILDDIR)/rules.mk
+	@lua5.2 first/ackbuilder.lua first/build.lua build.lua --make > $(BUILDDIR)/rules.mk
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)

first/ackbuilder.lua

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ end
 
 local function concatpath(...)
 	local p = table.concat({...}, "/")
-	return p:gsub("/+", "/"):gsub("^%./", ""):gsub("/%./", "/")
+	return (p:gsub("/+", "/"):gsub("^%./", ""):gsub("/%./", "/"))
 end
 
 local function filenamesof(targets, pattern)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ local function abspath(collection)
 		end
 	)
 end
-	
+
 local function basename(collection)
 	return dotocollection(collection,
 		function(filename)
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ local function parse_arguments(argmap, arg)
 end
 
 globals = {
+	posix = posix,
+
 	abspath = abspath,
 	asstring = asstring,
 	basename = basename,

lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/build.lua

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ normalrule {
 	}
 }
 
-local str_files = basename(posix.glob("lang/cem/cemcom.ansi/*.str"))
+local str_files = basename(posix.glob(cwd().."/*.str"))
 local str_targets = {}
 
 for _, f in ipairs(str_files) do

util/LLgen/build.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cprogram {
 	-- do this.
 
 	srcs = { "./src/*.c" },
-	cflags = { "-DLIBDIR=\\\""..abspath("util/LLgen/lib").."\\\"", "-DNON_CORRECTING" },
+	cflags = { "-DLIBDIR=\\\""..posix.getcwd().."/"..cwd().."/lib\\\"", "-DNON_CORRECTING" },
 }
 
 definerule("llgen",