hi Eli,

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> So another solution which is a bit more hackish is the following
>> (and also attached as a patch)
>
> Why not use file-relative-name instead?

i was totally, 100% oblivious that this existed. It simplifies the
solution even more.

> Btw, please don't use "path" for anything that is not PATH-style
> directory lists: the GNU Coding Standards frown on such uses.  We use
> "file name" or "absolute file name" or "leading directories" instead,
> as appropriate for the context.
>
> Thanks.

i'll do so, thank you!

Michalis