diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index dbfcf1eb98..3909d7ff09 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ setup_toolchain() {
       export CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
       export CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS"
       export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS"
-      export PKG_CONFIG="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config"
+      export PKG_CONFIG="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config"
       export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=""
       export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/pkgconfig:$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/share/pkgconfig"
       export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="$SYSROOT_PREFIX"
       export PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS=1
       export PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS=1
-      export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$TARGET_NAME.conf
+      export CMAKE_CONF=$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$TARGET_NAME.conf
       export CMAKE="cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr"
       if [ ! -f $CMAKE_CONF ] ; then
-        mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc
+        mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/etc
         echo "SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)"  >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR  $TARGET_ARCH)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ setup_toolchain() {
         echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)"  >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)"  >> $CMAKE_CONF
       fi
-      export HOST_CC="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc"
-      export HOST_CXX="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++"
+      export HOST_CC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc"
+      export HOST_CXX="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++"
       export HOSTCC="$HOST_CC"
       export HOSTCXX="$HOST_CXX"
       export CC_FOR_BUILD="$HOST_CC"
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ setup_toolchain() {
     host|bootstrap)
       export DESTIMAGE="host"
       export AWK="gawk"
-      export CC="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc"
-      export CXX="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++"
+      export CC="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc"
+      export CXX="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++"
       export CPP="cpp"
       export LD="ld"
       export AS="as"
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ setup_toolchain() {
       export CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS"
       export CXXFLAGS="$HOST_CXXFLAGS"
       export LDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS"
-      export PKG_CONFIG="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config"
+      export PKG_CONFIG="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config"
       export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=""
-      export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig:$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/pkgconfig"
+      export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="$TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig:$TOOLCHAIN/share/pkgconfig"
       export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=""
       unset PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_CFLAGS
       unset PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_SYSTEM_LIBS
-      export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$HOST_NAME.conf
-      export CMAKE="cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN"
+      export CMAKE_CONF=$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$HOST_NAME.conf
+      export CMAKE="cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN"
       if [ ! -f $CMAKE_CONF ] ; then
         mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/etc
         echo "SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ setup_toolchain() {
         echo "SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER $CXX)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_CPP_COMPILER $CXX)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_AR $AR CACHE FILEPATH "Archiver")" >> $CMAKE_CONF # hum?
-        echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
+        echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH  $TOOLCHAIN)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM BOTH)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY BOTH)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
         echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE BOTH)" >> $CMAKE_CONF
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ get_module_dir() {
 get_build_dir() {
   local _PKG_NAME="$(get_pkg_variable "$1" PKG_NAME)" _PKG_VERSION="$(get_pkg_version "$1")"
   if [ -n "$_PKG_NAME" -a -n "$_PKG_VERSION" ]; then
-    echo $ROOT/$BUILD/${_PKG_NAME}-${_PKG_VERSION}
+    echo $BUILD/${_PKG_NAME}-${_PKG_VERSION}
   fi
 }
 
@@ -182,41 +182,41 @@ add_group() {
 do_autoreconf() {
   export ACLOCAL_DIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/share/aclocal
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoconf" ]; then
-    export AUTOCONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoconf
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoconf" ]; then
+    export AUTOCONF=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoconf
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/automake" ]; then
-    export AUTOMAKE=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/automake
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/automake" ]; then
+    export AUTOMAKE=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/automake
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autopoint" ]; then
-    export AUTOPOINT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autopoint
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autopoint" ]; then
+    export AUTOPOINT=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autopoint
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtoolize" ]; then
-    export LIBTOOLIZE=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtoolize
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtoolize" ]; then
+    export LIBTOOLIZE=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtoolize
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/intltoolize" ]; then
-    export INTLTOOLIZE=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/intltoolize
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/intltoolize" ]; then
+    export INTLTOOLIZE=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/intltoolize
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aclocal" ]; then
-    export ACLOCAL="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aclocal -I $ACLOCAL_DIR"
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aclocal" ]; then
+    export ACLOCAL="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/aclocal -I $ACLOCAL_DIR"
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoheader" ]; then
-    export AUTOHEADER=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoheader
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoheader" ]; then
+    export AUTOHEADER=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoheader
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtool" ]; then
-    export LIBTOOL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtool
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtool" ]; then
+    export LIBTOOL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/libtool
   fi
 
-  if [ -e "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoreconf" -a -e "$INTLTOOLIZE" ]; then
+  if [ -e "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoreconf" -a -e "$INTLTOOLIZE" ]; then
     mkdir -p $ACLOCAL_DIR
-    export AUTORECONF="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoreconf --verbose --force --install -I $ACLOCAL_DIR"
+    export AUTORECONF="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/autoreconf --verbose --force --install -I $ACLOCAL_DIR"
     $AUTORECONF $@
   fi
 }
diff --git a/config/optimize b/config/optimize
index 2c395a57f1..a68d1a6b3e 100644
--- a/config/optimize
+++ b/config/optimize
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ TARGET_LIBDIR="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
 TARGET_INCDIR="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/include $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
 
 HOST_CPPFLAGS=""
-HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
+HOST_CFLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -I$TOOLCHAIN/include"
 HOST_CXXFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS"
-HOST_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib -L$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
-HOST_LIBDIR="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
+HOST_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,$TOOLCHAIN/lib -L$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
+HOST_LIBDIR="$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
 
 # work around Ubuntu default C*FLAGS 
 # see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ToolChain/CompilerFlags#A-Wformat_-Wformat-security
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ HOST_CXXFLAGS="$HOST_CXXFLAGS -Wno-format-security"
 
   # default dirs
     HOST_LIBDIR="$HOST_LIBDIR /lib /usr/lib"
-    HOST_INCDIR="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include /usr/include"
+    HOST_INCDIR="$TOOLCHAIN/include /usr/include"
diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 4e853342b3..ea126bc2ce 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ HOST_NAME=`$LOCAL_CC -dumpmachine`
 TARGET_NAME=$TARGET_GCC_ARCH-libreelec-linux-gnu${TARGET_ABI}
 
 if [ -n "$DEVICE" ]; then
-  BUILD=$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$DEVICE.$TARGET_ARCH-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
+  BUILD=$ROOT/$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$DEVICE.$TARGET_ARCH-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
   if [ "$LIBREELEC_VERSION" = "devel" ] ; then
-    BUILD=$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$DEVICE.$TARGET_ARCH-$OS_VERSION-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
+    BUILD=$ROOT/$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$DEVICE.$TARGET_ARCH-$OS_VERSION-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
   fi
 else
-  BUILD=$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$TARGET_ARCH-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
+  BUILD=$ROOT/$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$TARGET_ARCH-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
   if [ "$LIBREELEC_VERSION" = "devel" ] ; then
-    BUILD=$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$TARGET_ARCH-$OS_VERSION-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
+    BUILD=$ROOT/$BUILD_BASE.$DISTRONAME-$PROJECT.$TARGET_ARCH-$OS_VERSION-$LIBREELEC_VERSION
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ STAMPS=$BUILD/.stamps
 STAMPS_INSTALL=$BUILD/image/.stamps
 DOCS=DOCS
 TOOLCHAIN=$BUILD/toolchain
-SYSROOT_PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/$TARGET_NAME/sysroot
+SYSROOT_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN/$TARGET_NAME/sysroot
 LIB_PREFIX=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr
-TARGET_PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$TARGET_NAME-
+TARGET_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/$TARGET_NAME-
 
-FAKEROOT_SCRIPT=$ROOT/.fakeroot.$BUILD
+FAKEROOT_SCRIPT=$BUILD/.fakeroot
 
 if [ -z "$INSTALL" ]; then
   INSTALL=$BUILD/image/system
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ INSTALL_INIT=$BUILD/image/initramfs/root-image
 
 . config/sources
 
-MAKE="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make"
-MAKEINSTALL="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make -j1 DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install"
+MAKE="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make"
+MAKEINSTALL="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make -j1 DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install"
 SED="sed -i"
 
 # set package metadata
@@ -187,17 +187,17 @@ XORG_PATH_DRIVERS=/usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers
 . config/optimize
 
 if [ -z "$CCACHE_DIR" ]; then
-  export CCACHE_DIR=$ROOT/$BUILD/.ccache
+  export CCACHE_DIR=$BUILD/.ccache
 fi
 export MAKEFLAGS=-j$CONCURRENCY_MAKE_LEVEL
-export PKG_CONFIG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config
+export PKG_CONFIG=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config
 
-if [ -z "$PATH" -o "$PATH" = "${PATH#$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin:}" ]; then
-  export PATH="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin:$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin:$PATH"
+if [ -z "$PATH" -o "$PATH" = "${PATH#$TOOLCHAIN/bin:}" ]; then
+  export PATH="$TOOLCHAIN/bin:$TOOLCHAIN/sbin:$PATH"
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" -o "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" = "${LD_LIBRARY_PATH#$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib:}" ]; then
-  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+if [ -z "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" -o "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" = "${LD_LIBRARY_PATH#$TOOLCHAIN/lib:}" ]; then
+  export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$TOOLCHAIN/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
 fi
 
 VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
index cc16649acd..98bf9995a0 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/containerd/package.mk
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_NO_EMULATION=1
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -extldflags -static -X github.com/docker/containerd.GitCommit=${PKG_VERSION} -extld $CC"
-  export GOLANG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor/
-  export GOROOT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$PKG_BUILD/vendor/
+  export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor/src/github.com/docker/containerd
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/vendor/src/github.com/docker/containerd
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
index b76789ff74..48f0a2d6b1 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/dvb-fe-tool/package.mk
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
             --without-libintl-prefix"
 
 post_patch() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/build-aux/
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/build-aux/config.rpath
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libdvbv5-po/Makefile.in.in
-    touch $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/v4l-utils-po/Makefile.in.in
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/build-aux/
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/build-aux/config.rpath
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/libdvbv5-po/Makefile.in.in
+    touch $PKG_BUILD/v4l-utils-po/Makefile.in.in
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib/libdvbv5
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib/libdvbv5
   make CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
 
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/utils/dvb
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/utils/dvb
   make CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
index 691debcff0..674ab5503d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/dvb-tools-depends/w_scan/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 # aml 3.14 is meh
 pre_configure_target() {
 if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
-  sed -i 's/DVB_HEADER=0/DVB_HEADER=1/g' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure*
-  sed -i 's/HAS_DVB_API5=0/HAS_DVB_API5=1/g' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure*
+  sed -i 's/DVB_HEADER=0/DVB_HEADER=1/g' $PKG_BUILD/configure*
+  sed -i 's/HAS_DVB_API5=0/HAS_DVB_API5=1/g' $PKG_BUILD/configure*
 fi
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
index 111f960642..438a46db28 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/ffmpegx/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  cd "$PKG_BUILD"
   rm -rf ".$TARGET_NAME"
   cp -PR $(get_build_dir ffmpeg)/* .
   make clean
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ configure_target() {
     --as="$CC" \
     --cc="$CC" \
     --ld="$CC" \
-    --pkg-config="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config" \
+    --pkg-config="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config" \
     --host-cc="$HOST_CC" \
     --host-cflags="$HOST_CFLAGS" \
     --host-ldflags="$HOST_LDFLAGS" \
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
index 4091719508..5d055234c1 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/emby-depends/x264/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
index 362d6a8e6c..377ea9cf48 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/go/package.mk
@@ -42,22 +42,22 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 configure_host() {
   export GOOS=linux
-  export GOROOT_FINAL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOROOT_FINAL=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP=/usr/lib/golang
   export GOARCH=amd64
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/src
   bash make.bash --no-banner
 }
 
 pre_makeinstall_host() {
   # need to cleanup old golang version when updating to a new version
-  rm -rf $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  rm -rf $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
-  cp -av $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  cp -av $PKG_BUILD/* $TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/gtk+/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/gtk+/package.mk
index 0e697f5705..5a1cfca534 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/gtk+/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/gtk+/package.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
 PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/glib-genmarshal \
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/glib-genmarshal \
                            --disable-glibtest \
                            --enable-modules \
                            --enable-explicit-deps=no \
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
index 48766b512b..114bbc6183 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/icu/package.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--enable-static --disable-shared"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
                            --disable-shared \
-                           --with-cross-build=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME"
+                           --with-cross-build=$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="source/configure"
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
index 1233858125..872e0d52d9 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/lcdd-depends/serdisplib/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # serdisplib fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rmdir .$TARGET_NAME
 
   # use libusb-config from sysroot
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
index 0499d165d5..45817d1290 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libimobiledevice/package.mk
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
                            --disable-largefile"
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/common/utils.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libimobiledevice/
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/common/utils.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/libimobiledevice/
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
index 7a8d21fb4d..74af531e02 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/libnetwork/package.mk
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_NO_EMULATION=1
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-extld $CC"
-  export GOLANG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath
-  export GOROOT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath
+  export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
index fe8e0c9b8a..3da2bbc5e8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/moonlight-embedded/package.mk
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fi
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="$FREESCALE_V4L_INCLUDE"
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp -a $(get_build_dir moonlight-common-c)/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/third_party/moonlight-common-c
+  cp -a $(get_build_dir moonlight-common-c)/* $PKG_BUILD/third_party/moonlight-common-c
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libmediainfo/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libmediainfo/package.mk
index 93abb06a60..74063b324e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libmediainfo/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libmediainfo/package.mk
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/MediaInfo/$i/
     cp -aP ../../../Source/MediaInfo/$i/*.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/MediaInfo/$i/
   done
-  cp -P libmediainfo-config $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P libmediainfo-config $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libzen/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libzen/package.mk
index ec48e55de4..d5d925d38c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libzen/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/depends/libzen/package.mk
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ZenLib/$i/
     cp -aP ../../../Source/ZenLib/$i/*.h $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ZenLib/$i/
   done
-  cp -P libzen-config $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P libzen-config $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
index fe9661d36f..56c0d96d93 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/multimedia-tools-depends/opencaster/package.mk
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="OpenCaster is a free and open source MPEG2 transport stream data g
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_makeinstall_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
index ba675439cf..3158fe08fa 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/irssi/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--with-sysroot=$SYSROOT_PREFIX \
         --without-sco"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
   export LIBS="-ltermcap"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
index ccd68779b0..116a20a62d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/network-tools-depends/nmap/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-static \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # nmap fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -Iliblua"
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/ninja/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/ninja/package.mk
index a8c9932e2d..5f23ba5f4a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/ninja/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/ninja/package.mk
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  cp ninja $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/
+  cp ninja $TOOLCHAIN/bin/
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nspr/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nspr/package.mk
index 813e26919c..6c8706f5d8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nspr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nspr/package.mk
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] ; then
 fi
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--with-pthreads $TARGET_USE_64"
-PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="NSINSTALL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall"
-PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET="NSINSTALL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall"
+PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="NSINSTALL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall"
+PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET="NSINSTALL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall"
 
 configure_target() {
   cd $(get_build_dir nss)/nspr
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
index 8c015bd890..3c15e2f553 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/nss/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/nss
 
   [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && export USE_64=1
 
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/*/nsinstall $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/*/nsinstall $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/Linux*
+  rm -rf $PKG_BUILD/nss/coreconf/nsinstall/Linux*
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/nss
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/nss
 
   [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ] && TARGET_USE_64="USE_64=1"
 
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ make_target() {
      USE_SYSTEM_ZLIB=1 ZLIB_LIBS=-lz \
      OS_TEST=$TARGET_ARCH \
      NSS_TESTS="dummy" \
-     NSINSTALL=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall \
+     NSINSTALL=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/nsinstall \
      CPU_ARCH_TAG=$TARGET_ARCH \
      CC=$CC LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib" \
      V=1
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   $STRIP dist/Linux*/lib/*.so
   cp -L dist/Linux*/lib/*.so $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
   cp -L dist/Linux*/lib/libcrmf.a $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
index c648ce75aa..3ce80b3250 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/protobuf/package.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="protobuf: Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format"
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/CMakeLists.txt"
+PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/cmake/CMakeLists.txt"
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST="-DCMAKE_NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED=1 \
                      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=0 \
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/qtbase/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/qtbase/package.mk
index f7db62fe2e..5e7ac3e4b6 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/qtbase/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/qtbase/package.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="-prefix /usr
                            -sysroot $SYSROOT_PREFIX
-                           -hostprefix $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+                           -hostprefix $TOOLCHAIN
                            -device linux-libreelec-g++
                            -opensource -confirm-license
                            -release
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
index 27d77f8e4f..46dee4573c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/runc/package.mk
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ pre_make_target() {
   export CGO_NO_EMULATION=1
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -extldflags -static -X main.gitCommit=${PKG_VERSION} -X main.version=$(cat ./VERSION) -extld $CC"
-  export GOLANG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/
-  export GOROOT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD.gopath:$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/
+  export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/opencontainers/runc
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/opencontainers/runc
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
index 51363fdb26..28a508104e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/system-tools-depends/screen/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
   export LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
 
 # screen fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
index 3b43719464..cd6b84d275 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/tini/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_CMAKE_TARGET_OPTS="-DMINIMAL=ON"
 PKG_MAKE_TARGET_OPTS="tini-static"
 
 pre_configure_target(){
-  sed -i "s|@tini_VERSION_GIT@| - git.${PKG_VERSION}|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/tiniConfig.h.in
+  sed -i "s|@tini_VERSION_GIT@| - git.${PKG_VERSION}|" $PKG_BUILD/src/tiniConfig.h.in
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
index 60fbe55d2c..c7f3339678 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-dvbapi/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
index bcc3151be4..38106d19c2 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-eepg/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
index 034aef401d..8d3d6d565e 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgfixer/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
index 77aac3ddee..c98f7b8b58 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-epgsearch/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
index 85b2396726..ab40a6b46d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-iptv/package.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
index 4fa4396700..71af66d3f4 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-restfulapi/package.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
index 7d1fbfec7d..546fa89948 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-satip/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
index 178613b67b..2c3fc50279 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-streamdev/package.mk
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_DIR=$(get_build_dir vdr)
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so $PKG_BUILD/server/${LIB_NAME}-server.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so $PKG_BUILD/client/${LIB_NAME}-client.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
 
   $STRIP client/libvdr-*.so*
   $STRIP server/libvdr-*.so*
diff --git a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
index 5d9e311b51..2508f86479 100644
--- a/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/addon-depends/vdr-plugins/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ post_make_target() {
   VDR_APIVERSION=`sed -ne '/define APIVERSION/s/^.*"\(.*\)".*$/\1/p' $VDR_DIR/config.h`
   LIB_NAME=lib${PKG_NAME/-plugin/}
 
-  cp --remove-destination $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
+  cp --remove-destination $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so $PKG_BUILD/${LIB_NAME}.so.${VDR_APIVERSION}
   $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
index f6843953dc..76751f360f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ make_target() {
   export LD=$CXX
 
   # Use Python 2
-  find . -name '*.py' -exec sed -i -r "s|/usr/bin/python$|$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python|g" {} +
+  find . -name '*.py' -exec sed -i -r "s|/usr/bin/python$|$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python|g" {} +
 
   # Google API keys (see http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys)
   # Note: These are for OpenELEC use ONLY. For your own distribution, please
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ make_target() {
   ./third_party/libaddressinput/chromium/tools/update-strings.py
 
   ./tools/gn/bootstrap/bootstrap.py --gn-gen-args "${_flags[*]}"
-  ./out/Release/gn gen out/Release --args="${_flags[*]}" --script-executable=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python
+  ./out/Release/gn gen out/Release --args="${_flags[*]}" --script-executable=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python
 
   ninja -C out/Release chrome chrome_sandbox widevinecdmadapter
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/driver/steamcontroller/package.mk b/packages/addons/driver/steamcontroller/package.mk
index 191992b079..629f51597d 100644
--- a/packages/addons/driver/steamcontroller/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/driver/steamcontroller/package.mk
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ addon() {
     fi
     cp $(get_build_dir linux)/usr/include/linux/input.h $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/include/linux/
 
-  python -Wi -t -B $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/lib/ -f 1>/dev/null
+  python -Wi -t -B $TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/lib/ -f 1>/dev/null
   find $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/lib/ -name '*.py' -exec rm {} \;
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk b/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
index fa16c557b3..c252b2d88a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/driver/sundtek-mediatv/package.mk
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ PKG_ADDON_TYPE="xbmc.service"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 make_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
 
   case $TARGET_ARCH in
     x86_64)
diff --git a/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk b/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
index d5fc7afb9c..3d3d46826b 100644
--- a/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/script/moonlight/package.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ PKG_ADDON_PROVIDES="executable"
 
 post_unpack() {
   # don't use the files from the script
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/icon.png
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/changelog.txt
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/icon.png
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/changelog.txt
 }
 
 make_target() {
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
 addon() {
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/script.moonlight/* $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
 
     # use our own changelog.txt
     cp $PKG_DIR/changelog.txt $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
index 4865bff748..9ef236381a 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/docker/package.mk
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ configure_target() {
   export CGO_NO_EMULATION=1
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -linkmode external -extldflags -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-shared-libs -extld $CC"
-  export GOLANG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
-  export GOROOT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
+  export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath
-  if [ -d $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor ]; then
-    mv $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.gopath
+  if [ -d $PKG_BUILD/vendor ]; then
+    mv $PKG_BUILD/vendor $PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src
   fi
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src/github.com/docker/docker
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/.gopath/src/github.com/docker/docker
 
   # used for docker version
   export GITCOMMIT=$PKG_VERSION
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
 addon() {
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bin/docker $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bin/dockerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/docker $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/dockerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
 
     # containerd
     cp -P $(get_build_dir containerd)/bin/containerd $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin/docker-containerd
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
index e599ae2e0e..a619b7398f 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/hyperion/package.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ elif [ "$DISPLAYSERVER" = "x11" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp -a $(get_build_dir rpi_ws281x)/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
+  cp -a $(get_build_dir rpi_ws281x)/* $PKG_BUILD/dependencies/external/rpi_ws281x
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
index ba73094194..a9be82cb36 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/lcdd/package.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pre_make_target() {
 }
 
 addon() {
-  drivers="none|$(cat $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/config.log | sed -n "s|^DRIVERS=' \(.*\)'|\1|p" | sed "s|.so||g" | tr ' ' '|')"
+  drivers="none|$(cat $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/config.log | sed -n "s|^DRIVERS=' \(.*\)'|\1|p" | sed "s|.so||g" | tr ' ' '|')"
 
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/config
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
index 16265e921c..f02f8a4f28 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/net-snmp/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ make_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  make install INSTALL_PREFIX=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  make install INSTALL_PREFIX=$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 addon() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
index 9bec2884d0..f388961c3c 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/proftpd/package.mk
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ pre_build_target() {
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ncurses -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/include/"
-  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib"
+  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/ncurses -I$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/include/"
+  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/lib"
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/syncthing/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/syncthing/package.mk
index 04c39490d4..2c93aeeedc 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/syncthing/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/syncthing/package.mk
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER="Anton Voyl (awiouy)"
 configure_target() {
   go run build.go assets
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing
-  ln -fs $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor/src
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD $PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing
+  ln -fs $PKG_BUILD/vendor $PKG_BUILD/vendor/src
 
   case $TARGET_ARCH in
     x86_64)
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ configure_target() {
   export CGO_NO_EMULATION=1
   export CGO_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
   export LDFLAGS="-w -linkmode external -extldflags -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-shared-libs -extld $CC -X main.Version=v$PKG_VERSION"
-  export GOLANG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
-  export GOPATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/vendor:$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace
-  export GOROOT=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
+  export GOLANG=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang/bin/go
+  export GOPATH=$PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing:$PKG_BUILD/vendor:$PKG_BUILD/Godeps/_workspace
+  export GOROOT=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/golang
   export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/src/github.com/syncthing/syncthing
   mkdir -p bin
   $GOLANG build -v -o bin/syncthing -a -ldflags "$LDFLAGS" ./cmd/syncthing
 }
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
 addon() {
   mkdir -p $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
-  cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bin/syncthing $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/bin/syncthing $ADDON_BUILD/$PKG_ADDON_ID/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
index 78257b6f14..6785befd48 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/tinc/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-curses   \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # tinc fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
index 9e9d1bc6c3..9dd1157234 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/service/tvheadend42/package.mk
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--prefix=/usr \
                            --enable-trace \
                            --nowerror \
                            --disable-bintray_cache \
-                           --python=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python"
+                           --python=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python"
 
 post_unpack() {
   sed -e 's/VER="0.0.0~unknown"/VER="'$PKG_VERSION_NUMBER' ~ LibreELEC Tvh-addon v'$ADDON_VERSION'.'$PKG_REV'"/g' -i $PKG_BUILD/support/version
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ post_unpack() {
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
 # transcoding
   if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = x86_64 ]; then
-    export AS=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/yasm
+    export AS=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/yasm
   fi
 
   export CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_PREFIX
diff --git a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
index 6f9c98ad18..8215a44be1 100644
--- a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  make -C "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
-  make -C "$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
+  make -C "$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
+  make -C "$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME" install DESTDIR="$INSTALL"
   $STRIP "$INSTALL/storage/.kodi/addons/$PKG_SECTION.$PKG_NAME/bin/mono"
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk b/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
index eb42fe5be4..c396dba803 100644
--- a/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/audio/sidplay-libs/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-shared --enable-static"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Wno-narrowing"
diff --git a/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk b/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
index ce3456ab6e..6a45c033e9 100644
--- a/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/bzip2/package.mk
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 pre_build_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make -f Makefile-libbz2_so CC=$HOST_CC CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  make install PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+  make install PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN
 }
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
   sed -e "s,ln -s (lib.*),ln -snf \$$1; ln -snf libbz2.so.$PKG_VERSION libbz2.so,g" -i Makefile-libbz2_so
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
index d117a5282d..20c6104f9d 100644
--- a/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/zlib/package.mk
@@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 post_configure_target() {
  ## configure minizip
  (
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
   rm Makefile
   export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:../../"
   do_autoreconf
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/zconf.h ./
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/zconf.h ./
   ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME --build=$HOST_NAME $TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS --disable-shared --enable-static
  )
 }
 
 post_make_target() {
  # make minizip
- make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
+ make -C $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
  # Install minizip
- make -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install
+ make -C $PKG_BUILD/contrib/minizip DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX install
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
index 9b0e1d4077..9b12518223 100644
--- a/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
+++ b/packages/databases/mysql/package.mk
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 post_unpack() {
-  sed -i 's|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "1"|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "2"|' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/ssl.cmake
-  sed -i 's|GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME libmysql OUTPUT_NAME)|SET(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME "mysqlclient")|' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_err|COMMAND $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_err|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/extra/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_sql|COMMAND $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_sql|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
-  sed -i "s|COMMAND gen_lex_hash|COMMAND $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/gen_lex_hash|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/sql/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i 's|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "1"|OPENSSL_MAJOR_VERSION STREQUAL "2"|' $PKG_BUILD/cmake/ssl.cmake
+  sed -i 's|GET_TARGET_PROPERTY(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME libmysql OUTPUT_NAME)|SET(LIBMYSQL_OS_OUTPUT_NAME "mysqlclient")|' $PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_err|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_err|" $PKG_BUILD/extra/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND comp_sql|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/comp_sql|" $PKG_BUILD/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+  sed -i "s|COMMAND gen_lex_hash|COMMAND $TOOLCHAIN/bin/gen_lex_hash|" $PKG_BUILD/sql/CMakeLists.txt
 
-  sed -i '/^IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION.*$/,/^ENDIF()$/d' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cmake/boost.cmake
+  sed -i '/^IF(NOT BOOST_MINOR_VERSION.*$/,/^ENDIF()$/d' $PKG_BUILD/cmake/boost.cmake
 }
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ post_make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  cp -P extra/comp_err $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-  cp -P sql/gen_lex_hash $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-  cp -P scripts/comp_sql $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P extra/comp_err $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P sql/gen_lex_hash $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -P scripts/comp_sql $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DINSTALL_INCLUDEDIR=include/mysql \
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   sed -i "s|pkgincludedir=.*|pkgincludedir=\'$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/mysql\'|" scripts/mysql_config
   sed -i "s|pkglibdir=.*|pkglibdir=\'$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib/mysql\'|" scripts/mysql_config
   cp scripts/mysql_config $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/bin
-  ln -sf $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/bin/mysql_config $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/mysql_config
+  ln -sf $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/bin/mysql_config $TOOLCHAIN/bin/mysql_config
 
   rm -rf $INSTALL
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/attr/package.mk b/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
index 7db940ea0a..cd472a315f 100644
--- a/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/attr/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # attr fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/devel/autoconf-archive/package.mk b/packages/devel/autoconf-archive/package.mk
index e3c0c147f4..4313297e92 100644
--- a/packages/devel/autoconf-archive/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/autoconf-archive/package.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="autoconf-archive is an package of m4 macros"
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--target=$TARGET_NAME --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN"
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--target=$TARGET_NAME --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN"
 
 makeinstall_host() {
 # make install
diff --git a/packages/devel/autoconf/package.mk b/packages/devel/autoconf/package.mk
index 5f29573135..4f6b07f8b2 100644
--- a/packages/devel/autoconf/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/autoconf/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="EMACS=no \
-                         ac_cv_path_M4=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/m4 \
+                         ac_cv_path_M4=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/m4 \
                          ac_cv_prog_gnu_m4_gnu=no \
                          --target=$TARGET_NAME"
 
diff --git a/packages/devel/boost/package.mk b/packages/devel/boost/package.mk
index fe4237ecc1..5376b0ec11 100644
--- a/packages/devel/boost/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/boost/package.mk
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp bin.*/bjam $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp bin.*/bjam $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 
 configure_target() {
   sh bootstrap.sh --prefix=/usr \
-                  --with-bjam=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/bjam \
-                  --with-python=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python \
+                  --with-bjam=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/bjam \
+                  --with-python=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python \
 
   echo "using gcc : `$CC -v 2>&1  | tail -n 1 |awk '{print $3}'` : $CC  : <compileflags>\"$CFLAGS\" <linkflags>\"$LDFLAGS\" ;" \
     > tools/build/src/user-config.jam
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ make_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/bjam -d2 --toolset=gcc link=static \
+  $TOOLCHAIN/bin/bjam -d2 --toolset=gcc link=static \
                                 --prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr \
                                 --ignore-site-config \
                                 --layout=system \
diff --git a/packages/devel/ccache/package.mk b/packages/devel/ccache/package.mk
index 6ec070fd79..9854e3b5fd 100644
--- a/packages/devel/ccache/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/ccache/package.mk
@@ -38,20 +38,20 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--with-bundled-zlib"
 post_makeinstall_host() {
 # setup ccache
   if [ -z "$CCACHE_DISABLE" ]; then
-    $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache --max-size=$CCACHE_CACHE_SIZE
+    $TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache --max-size=$CCACHE_CACHE_SIZE
   fi
 
-  cat > $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc <<EOF
+  cat > $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CC "\$@"
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CC "\$@"
 EOF
 
-  chmod +x $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc
+  chmod +x $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc
 
-  cat > $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++ <<EOF
+  cat > $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++ <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CXX "\$@"
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CXX "\$@"
 EOF
 
-  chmod +x $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++
+  chmod +x $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk b/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk
index 27f9803c1e..30636456fa 100644
--- a/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/cmake/package.mk
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 configure_host() {
-  ../configure --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+  ../configure --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
                --no-qt-gui --no-system-libs \
                -- \
                -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-O2 -Wall -pipe -Wno-format-security" \
diff --git a/packages/devel/configtools/package.mk b/packages/devel/configtools/package.mk
index 0ae46b7778..7cfe742fd1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/configtools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/configtools/package.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools
-  cp config.* $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/configtools
+  cp config.* $TOOLCHAIN/configtools
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/flex/package.mk b/packages/devel/flex/package.mk
index c78c1b861e..d5b7295dcd 100644
--- a/packages/devel/flex/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/flex/package.mk
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--enable-static --disable-shared --disable-rpath --with-gnu-ld"
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  cat > $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/lex << "EOF"
+  cat > $TOOLCHAIN/bin/lex << "EOF"
 #!/bin/sh
 exec flex "$@"
 EOF
 
-  chmod -v 755 $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/lex
+  chmod -v 755 $TOOLCHAIN/bin/lex
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
index 39741f44cd..31fb59aeda 100644
--- a/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/glibc/package.mk
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 # add UTF-8 charmap for Generic (charmap is needed for installer)
   if [ "$PROJECT" = "Generic" ]; then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/localedata/charmaps/UTF-8 $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/localedata/charmaps/UTF-8 $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps
     gzip $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/charmaps/UTF-8
   fi
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
 
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
-      cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/localedata/locales/POSIX $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
+      cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/localedata/locales/POSIX $INSTALL/usr/share/i18n/locales
   fi
 
 # create default configs
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 configure_init() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-    rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
+    rm -rf $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
 make_init() {
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ make_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/elf/ld*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/libc.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/math/libm.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/nptl/libpthread.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -PR $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/rt/librt.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/elf/ld*.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/libc.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/math/libm.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/nptl/libpthread.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/rt/librt.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 
     if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "arm" -a "$TARGET_FLOAT" = "hard" ]; then
       ln -sf ld.so $INSTALL/usr/lib/ld-linux.so.3
diff --git a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
index f74fdf9c42..c4c23064c1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcap/package.mk
@@ -33,47 +33,47 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 post_unpack() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME 
-  cp -r $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME 
+  cp -r $PKG_BUILD/* $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
        CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS" \
-       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
+       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
        CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS" \
        BUILD_CC=$HOST_CC \
-       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
+       BUILD_CFLAGS="$HOST_CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD/libcap/include" \
        PAM_CAP=no \
        lib=/lib \
        -C libcap libcap.pc libcap.a
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib
-    cp libcap/libcap.a $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib
+    cp libcap/libcap.a $TOOLCHAIN/lib
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig
-    cp libcap/libcap.pc $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig
+    cp libcap/libcap.pc $TOOLCHAIN/lib/pkgconfig
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include/sys
-    cp libcap/include/sys/capability.h $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include/sys
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/include/sys
+    cp libcap/include/sys/capability.h $TOOLCHAIN/include/sys
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/devel/make/package.mk b/packages/devel/make/package.mk
index 6dbe879f62..a250a28c6a 100644
--- a/packages/devel/make/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/make/package.mk
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 export CC=$LOCAL_CC
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  ln -sf make $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/gmake
+  ln -sf make $TOOLCHAIN/bin/gmake
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/mpc/package.mk b/packages/devel/mpc/package.mk
index 8eee8475cc..a15871e332 100644
--- a/packages/devel/mpc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/mpc/package.mk
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--target=$TARGET_NAME \
                          --enable-static --disable-shared \
-                         --with-gmp=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                         --with-mpfr=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN"
+                         --with-gmp=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                         --with-mpfr=$TOOLCHAIN"
diff --git a/packages/devel/mpfr/package.mk b/packages/devel/mpfr/package.mk
index c0ecf0ceac..d4dec287c3 100644
--- a/packages/devel/mpfr/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/mpfr/package.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--target=$TARGET_NAME \
                          --enable-static --disable-shared \
-                         --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                         --with-gmp-lib=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
-                         --with-gmp-include=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
+                         --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                         --with-gmp-lib=$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
+                         --with-gmp-include=$TOOLCHAIN/include"
diff --git a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
index 9bd161de28..a4e7119e2e 100644
--- a/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/pcre/package.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_USE_CMAKE="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
              --enable-utf8 \
              --enable-unicode-properties \
              --with-gnu-ld"
diff --git a/packages/devel/popt/package.mk b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
index d64420b235..10155538ce 100644
--- a/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/popt/package.mk
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 
 pre_configure_target() {
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/slang/package.mk b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
index 79bdc8ae47..984d3de3f1 100644
--- a/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/slang/package.mk
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ MAKEFLAGS=-j1
 
 pre_configure_target() {
  # slang fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
  # slang fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
diff --git a/packages/devel/swig/package.mk b/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
index 06bf896932..a752e2f291 100644
--- a/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/swig/package.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="SWIG is a software development tool that connects programs written
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--with-pcre-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--with-pcre-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
                          --with-boost=no \
                          --without-pcre \
                          --without-x \
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-craft/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-craft/package.mk
index 56140c46ce..a9fa03e96c 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-craft/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-craft/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="CRAFT_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-dolphin/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-dolphin/package.mk
index bc10a4c466..a88f8ef91d 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-dolphin/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-dolphin/package.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="DOLPHIN_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-hatari/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-hatari/package.mk
index 64c5142697..8797fe80e1 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-hatari/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-hatari/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ configure_target(){
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   make -f Makefile.libretro
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-meteor/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-meteor/package.mk
index d33919771d..622ea6246e 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-meteor/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-meteor/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="METEOR_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-mgba/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-mgba/package.mk
index 0fa3407d26..3f0c3bd598 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-mgba/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-mgba/package.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="MGBA_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-nestopia/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-nestopia/package.mk
index 513bef9b53..a7a8072b6d 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-nestopia/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-nestopia/package.mk
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ PKG_LIBPATH="libretro/$PKG_LIBNAME"
 PKG_LIBVAR="NESTOPIA_LIB"
 
 post_unpack() {
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt
-  rm $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt
+  rm $PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-pcsx-rearmed/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-pcsx-rearmed/package.mk
index 65013edc1a..3e492aa156 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-pcsx-rearmed/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-pcsx-rearmed/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   case $PROJECT in
     RPi)
       make -f Makefile.libretro platform=armv6-hardfloat-arm1176jzf-s
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-picodrive/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-picodrive/package.mk
index 3d1a4d4e17..12b5f55efd 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-picodrive/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-picodrive/package.mk
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ PKG_LIBPATH="$PKG_LIBNAME"
 PKG_LIBVAR="PICODRIVE_LIB"
 
 pre_build_host() {
-  cp -a $(get_build_dir cyclone68000)/* $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/cpu/cyclone/
+  cp -a $(get_build_dir cyclone68000)/* $PKG_BUILD/cpu/cyclone/
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-ppsspp/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-ppsspp/package.mk
index 1045b45428..dd7c0d3733 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-ppsspp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-ppsspp/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="PPSSPP_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-scummvm/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-scummvm/package.mk
index 788026d0e9..80f9be8ab8 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-scummvm/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-scummvm/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 make_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -DHAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN=1"
   export AR="$AR cru"
   make -C backends/platform/libretro/build/
diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-vbam/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-vbam/package.mk
index fc0adf8035..705e79117e 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-vbam/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-vbam/package.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PKG_LIBVAR="VBAM_LIB"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
   # fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
index 417e113e55..9d435197f4 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/libpng/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="--enable-static --disable-shared"
 
 pre_configure_host() {
   export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC -DPIC"
-  export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
+  export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I$TOOLCHAIN/include"
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/package.mk b/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
index ea7e721766..b1c953ff99 100644
--- a/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/package.mk
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  export PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python
+  export PYTHON_FOR_BUILD=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/python
 }
 
 make_target() {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/bin/python*-config
 
   cd $INSTALL/usr/lib/python2.7
-  python -Wi -t -B $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/Lib/compileall.py -d /usr/lib/python2.7 -f .
+  python -Wi -t -B $PKG_BUILD/Lib/compileall.py -d /usr/lib/python2.7 -f .
   find $INSTALL/usr/lib/python2.7 -name "*.py" -exec rm -f {} \; &>/dev/null
 
   # strip
diff --git a/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/package.mk b/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/package.mk
index 2aa954c6f3..e7173ea0b9 100644
--- a/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/package.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/
-    cp -a * $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/
+    cp -a * $TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf
 }
diff --git a/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/package.mk b/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/package.mk
index 5cbc3e7565..e7f302f456 100644
--- a/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/package.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/
-    cp -a * $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/
+    cp -a * $TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi
 }
diff --git a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
index d2a138d05f..7560dd8e38 100644
--- a/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/gcc/package.mk
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 GCC_COMMON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--target=$TARGET_NAME \
                            --with-sysroot=$SYSROOT_PREFIX \
-                           --with-gmp=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                           --with-mpfr=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                           --with-mpc=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+                           --with-gmp=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                           --with-mpfr=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                           --with-mpc=$TOOLCHAIN \
                            --with-gnu-as \
                            --with-gnu-ld \
                            --enable-plugin \
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ post_make_host() {
 post_makeinstall_host() {
   cp -PR $TARGET_NAME/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/libstdc++.so* $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib
 
-  GCC_VERSION=`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/${TARGET_NAME}-gcc -dumpversion`
+  GCC_VERSION=`$TOOLCHAIN/bin/${TARGET_NAME}-gcc -dumpversion`
   DATE="0501`echo $GCC_VERSION | sed 's/\([0-9]\)/0\1/g' | sed 's/\.//g'`"
   CROSS_CC=${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-${GCC_VERSION}
   CROSS_CXX=${TARGET_PREFIX}g++-${GCC_VERSION}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ post_makeinstall_host() {
 
 cat > ${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CROSS_CC "\$@"
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CROSS_CC "\$@"
 EOF
 
   chmod +x ${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ EOF
 
 cat > ${TARGET_PREFIX}g++ <<EOF
 #!/bin/sh
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CROSS_CXX "\$@"
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/ccache $CROSS_CXX "\$@"
 EOF
 
   chmod +x ${TARGET_PREFIX}g++
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ make_target() {
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/libstdc++.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libstdc++-v3/src/.libs/libstdc++.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
 
 configure_init() {
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ make_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME/$TARGET_NAME/libgcc/libgcc_s.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
diff --git a/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk b/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
index 449f4653b1..1935aa9200 100644
--- a/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
+++ b/packages/lang/llvm/package.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ make_host() {
 
 makeinstall_host() {
   cp -a bin/llvm-config $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/bin/llvm-config-host
-  cp -a bin/llvm-tblgen $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  cp -a bin/llvm-tblgen $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel \
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel \
                        -DLLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB=ON \
                        -DLLVM_LINK_LLVM_DYLIB=ON \
                        -DLLVM_OPTIMIZED_TABLEGEN=ON \
-                       -DLLVM_TABLEGEN=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-tblgen"
+                       -DLLVM_TABLEGEN=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/llvm-tblgen"
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
index 41f1858ed0..179c7fd975 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/brcmap6xxx-aml/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 make_target() {
   cd bcmdhd_1_201_59_x
   LDFLAGS="" make V=1 \
-    -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bcmdhd_1_201_59_x \
+    -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/bcmdhd_1_201_59_x \
     ARCH=$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH \
     CROSS_COMPILE=$TARGET_PREFIX
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
index 5858e36694..074bd01416 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/dvbhdhomerun/package.mk
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ pre_make_target() {
 pre_configure_target() {
 
 # use it here to be sure libhdhomerun is already built
-  PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DLIBHDHOMERUN_PATH=$(ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/libhdhomerun-*/)"
+  PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DLIBHDHOMERUN_PATH=$(ls -d $BUILD/libhdhomerun-*/)"
 
 # absolute path
-  LIBHDHOMERUN_PATH=$(ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/libhdhomerun-*/)
+  LIBHDHOMERUN_PATH=$(ls -d $BUILD/libhdhomerun-*/)
   sed -i "s|SET(LIBHDHOMERUN_PATH .*)|SET(LIBHDHOMERUN_PATH $LIBHDHOMERUN_PATH)|g" ../userhdhomerun/CMakeLists.txt
   sed -i "s|/etc/dvbhdhomerun|/tmp/dvbhdhomerun|g" ../userhdhomerun/hdhomerun_tuner.cpp
   sed -i "s|/etc/dvbhdhomerun|/tmp/dvbhdhomerun|g" ../userhdhomerun/hdhomerun_controller.cpp
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$(get_module_dir)/hdhomerun
       cp kernel/*.ko $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$(get_module_dir)/hdhomerun/
 
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
index aa0abea0da..4486261657 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/gpu-aml/package.mk
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 make_target() {
-  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/mali \
+  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/mali \
     CONFIG_MALI400=m CONFIG_MALI450=m
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/mali \
+  LDFLAGS="" make -C $(kernel_path) M=$PKG_BUILD/mali \
     INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL/usr INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 DEPMOD=: \
   modules_install
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk b/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
index a0c936fd12..5ad15d3496 100644
--- a/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-drivers/media_build/package.mk
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ make_target() {
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates
-  find $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/v4l/ -name \*.ko -exec cp {} $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates \;
+  find $PKG_BUILD/v4l/ -name \*.ko -exec cp {} $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$KERNEL_VER/updates \;
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk b/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
index 6e0d449e13..bd343f2263 100644
--- a/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux-firmware/intel-ucode/package.mk
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 unpack() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
-  tar xf $SOURCES/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz -C $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD
+  tar xf $SOURCES/$PKG_NAME/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tgz -C $PKG_BUILD
 }
 
 make_host() {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  cp intel-microcode2ucode $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/
+  cp intel-microcode2ucode $TOOLCHAIN/bin/
 }
 
 make_target() {
diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index e0f40ff065..fd4ec6f52e 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ post_patch() {
     KERNEL_CFG_FILE=$PKG_DIR/config/$PKG_NAME.$TARGET_ARCH.conf
   fi
 
-  sed -i -e "s|^HOSTCC[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCC = $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc|" \
-         -e "s|^HOSTCXX[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCXX = $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++|" \
+  sed -i -e "s|^HOSTCC[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCC = $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc|" \
+         -e "s|^HOSTCXX[[:space:]]*=.*$|HOSTCXX = $TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++|" \
          -e "s|^ARCH[[:space:]]*?=.*$|ARCH = $TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH|" \
          -e "s|^CROSS_COMPILE[[:space:]]*?=.*$|CROSS_COMPILE = $TARGET_PREFIX|" \
          $PKG_BUILD/Makefile
 
   cp $KERNEL_CFG_FILE $PKG_BUILD/.config
   if [ ! "$BUILD_ANDROID_BOOTIMG" = "yes" ]; then
-    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=.*$|CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=\"$ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio\"|" $PKG_BUILD/.config
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=.*$|CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=\"$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio\"|" $PKG_BUILD/.config
   fi
 
   # set default hostname based on $DISTRONAME
@@ -150,20 +150,20 @@ makeinstall_host() {
 pre_make_target() {
   if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
     # copy some extra firmware to linux tree
-    mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
-      cp -a $(get_build_dir x86-firmware)/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,rtl_nic} $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
+    mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
+      cp -a $(get_build_dir x86-firmware)/{amdgpu,amd-ucode,i915,radeon,rtl_nic} $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware
 
-    mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
-      cp -a $(get_build_dir intel-ucode)/microcode.bin $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
+    mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
+      cp -a $(get_build_dir intel-ucode)/microcode.bin $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware/intel-ucode
 
-    FW_LIST="$(find $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/external-firmware \( -type f -o -type l \) \( -iname '*.bin' -o -iname '*.fw' \) | sed 's|.*external-firmware/||' | sort | xargs)"
-    sed -i "s|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=.*|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=\"${FW_LIST}\"|" $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.config
+    FW_LIST="$(find $PKG_BUILD/external-firmware \( -type f -o -type l \) \( -iname '*.bin' -o -iname '*.fw' \) | sed 's|.*external-firmware/||' | sort | xargs)"
+    sed -i "s|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=.*|CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=\"${FW_LIST}\"|" $PKG_BUILD/.config
   fi
 
   make oldconfig
 
   # regdb
-  cp $(get_build_dir wireless-regdb)/db.txt $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/net/wireless/db.txt
+  cp $(get_build_dir wireless-regdb)/db.txt $PKG_BUILD/net/wireless/db.txt
 
   if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" ]; then
     ( cd $ROOT
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ pre_make_target() {
 
 make_target() {
   LDFLAGS="" make modules
-  LDFLAGS="" make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL/usr DEPMOD="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
+  LDFLAGS="" make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL/usr DEPMOD="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
   rm -f $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/*/build
   rm -f $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/*/source
 
   ( cd $ROOT
-    rm -rf $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs
+    rm -rf $BUILD/initramfs
     $SCRIPTS/install initramfs
   )
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ make_target() {
   LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_TARGET $KERNEL_MAKE_EXTRACMD
 
   if [ "$BUILD_ANDROID_BOOTIMG" = "yes" ]; then
-    LDFLAGS="" mkbootimg --kernel arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET --ramdisk $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio \
+    LDFLAGS="" mkbootimg --kernel arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET --ramdisk $BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio \
       $ANDROID_BOOTIMG_OPTIONS --output arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/boot.img
     mv -f arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/boot.img arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/$KERNEL_TARGET
   fi
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/JsonSchemaBuilder/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/JsonSchemaBuilder/package.mk
index 7b9cb0d3f4..2640d0be1e 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/JsonSchemaBuilder/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/JsonSchemaBuilder/package.mk
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ pre_build_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp JsonSchemaBuilder $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp JsonSchemaBuilder $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
index 1fa96a4109..e6cc7ed844 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/LibreELEC-settings/package.mk
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
 #      rm -f resources/lib/modules/bluetooth.py
 #    fi
 
-  python -Wi -t -B $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/resources/lib/ -f
+  python -Wi -t -B $TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/resources/lib/ -f
   rm -rf `find $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/resources/lib/ -name "*.py"`
 
-  python -Wi -t -B $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/oe.py -f
+  python -Wi -t -B $TOOLCHAIN/lib/python2.7/compileall.py $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/oe.py -f
   rm -rf $INSTALL/usr/share/kodi/addons/service.libreelec.settings/oe.py
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/TexturePacker/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/TexturePacker/package.mk
index e8a5bfae72..d9b725f4f4 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/TexturePacker/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/TexturePacker/package.mk
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ pre_configure_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp TexturePacker $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp TexturePacker $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
index bc8c5b9b2f..c84840bebe 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi-binary-addons/inputstream.adaptive/package.mk
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
     cmake -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
         -DDECRYPTERPATH=special://home/cdm \
-        $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/wvdecrypter
+        $PKG_BUILD/wvdecrypter
     make
 
-  cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/wv/libssd_wv.so $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/wv/libssd_wv.so $INSTALL/usr/lib
 }
 
 addon() {
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index d2e90992e9..223a45cada 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ KODI_LIBDVD="$KODI_DVDCSS \
              -DLIBDVDNAV_URL=$ROOT/$SOURCES/libdvdnav/libdvdnav-$(get_pkg_version libdvdnav).tar.gz \
              -DLIBDVDREAD_URL=$ROOT/$SOURCES/libdvdread/libdvdread-$(get_pkg_version libdvdread).tar.gz"
 
-PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DNATIVEPREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                       -DWITH_TEXTUREPACKER=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/TexturePacker \
-                       -DDEPENDS_PATH=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/depends \
+PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET="-DNATIVEPREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                       -DWITH_TEXTUREPACKER=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/TexturePacker \
+                       -DDEPENDS_PATH=$PKG_BUILD/depends \
                        -DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/python2.7 \
                        -DGIT_VERSION=$PKG_VERSION \
                        -DENABLE_INTERNAL_FFMPEG=OFF \
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
index 8390e9b7ff..95e6cf5c6b 100644
--- a/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
+++ b/packages/multimedia/ffmpeg/package.mk
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ if [ "$DISPLAYSERVER" = "x11" ]; then
 fi
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
 # ffmpeg fails building for x86_64 with LTO support
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ configure_target() {
               --disable-doc \
               $FFMPEG_DEBUG \
               --enable-pic \
-              --pkg-config="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config" \
+              --pkg-config="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/pkg-config" \
               --enable-optimizations \
               --disable-extra-warnings \
               --disable-ffprobe \
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
index 0fdfaa6cec..aeae0fc777 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-dependency-tracking \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
 # bluez fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export LIBS="-ltermcap"
diff --git a/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk b/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
index 0c80f790ba..709b8ac884 100644
--- a/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/libdnet/package.mk
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_strlcat=no \
                            --without-python"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  sed "s|@prefix@|$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr|g" -i $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dnet-config.in
+  sed "s|@prefix@|$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr|g" -i $PKG_BUILD/dnet-config.in
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp dnet-config $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp dnet-config $TOOLCHAIN/bin/
 }
diff --git a/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/package.mk
index f3fd752af7..6eef6ea78b 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/distutilscross/package.mk
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  python setup.py install --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+  python setup.py install --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN
 }
diff --git a/packages/python/devel/setuptools/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/setuptools/package.mk
index b0a0d347f8..354f0336ab 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/setuptools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/setuptools/package.mk
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ make_host() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  python setup.py install --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+  python setup.py install --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN
 }
diff --git a/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk b/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
index 2ffe254299..d2cd78bbf3 100644
--- a/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/security/pycrypto/package.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            --without-gmp --without-mpir"
 
 pre_configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
   rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 
   export PYTHONXCPREFIX="$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr"
diff --git a/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk b/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
index 9e1e0617b4..a6d7b965c4 100644
--- a/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
+++ b/packages/security/libgpg-error/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pre_configure_target() {
       ;;
   esac
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TUPLE.h $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TARGET.h
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TUPLE.h $PKG_BUILD/src/syscfg/lock-obj-pub.$GPGERROR_TARGET.h
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
index 9e63435b72..972af520e3 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/package.mk
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ pre_build_init() {
 }
 
 configure_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
     cp $PKG_DIR/config/busybox-host.conf .config
 
     # set install dir
-    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_PREFIX=.*$|CONFIG_PREFIX=\"$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_host\"|" .config
+    sed -i -e "s|^CONFIG_PREFIX=.*$|CONFIG_PREFIX=\"$PKG_BUILD/.install_host\"|" .config
 
     make oldconfig
 }
 
 configure_target() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
     cp $BUSYBOX_CFG_FILE_TARGET .config
 
     # set install dir
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ configure_target() {
 }
 
 configure_init() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME-init
     cp $BUSYBOX_CFG_FILE_INIT .config
 
     # set install dir
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ configure_init() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp -R $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_host/bin/* $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp -R $PKG_BUILD/.install_host/bin/* $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-  ROOT_PWD="`$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $ROOT_PASSWORD`"
+  ROOT_PWD="`$TOOLCHAIN/bin/cryptpw -m sha512 $ROOT_PASSWORD`"
 
   echo "chmod 4755 $INSTALL/usr/bin/busybox" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
   echo "chmod 000 $INSTALL/etc/shadow" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
index 8e7ac37ba9..1522a9a557 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dosfstools/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pre_build_host() {
 }
 
 make_host() {
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
+  cd $PKG_BUILD/.$HOST_NAME
   make PREFIX=/usr
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ makeinstall_init() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin
-    cp mkfs.fat $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin
-    ln -sf mkfs.fat $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin/mkfs.vfat
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/sbin
+    cp mkfs.fat $TOOLCHAIN/sbin
+    ln -sf mkfs.fat $TOOLCHAIN/sbin/mkfs.vfat
 }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
index b37b006052..de0629b3ce 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/e2fsprogs/package.mk
@@ -116,6 +116,6 @@ makeinstall_host() {
   # Ensure installed files are writeable and not read-only, otherwise future package bumps will fail to overwrite toolchain
   chmod -R +w $(pwd)/.install/usr/*
 
-  cp -Pa $(pwd)/.install/usr/* $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN
+  cp -Pa $(pwd)/.install/usr/* $TOOLCHAIN
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/kmod/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/kmod/package.mk
index 793b98d226..2ac5652b2b 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/kmod/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/kmod/package.mk
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--enable-tools \
                            --without-zlib"
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  ln -sf kmod $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod
+  ln -sf kmod $TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
index 68ea8d239e..be2917e0d1 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/package.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_forkpty=no \
 pre_configure_target() {
   # patch lirc-make-devinput to use target kernel include
   sed -e "s|/usr/include/linux/|${SYSROOT_PREFIX}/usr/include/linux/|g" \
-      -i ${ROOT}/${PKG_BUILD}/tools/lirc-make-devinput
+      -i $PKG_BUILD/tools/lirc-make-devinput
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
index fc3c7c0ed1..4f3823bfd3 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/open-iscsi/package.mk
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ configure_init() {
 
 makeinstall_init() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/usr/iscsistart $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/usr/iscsistart $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
index 6923dc59ee..a4d40c7ed8 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/open-vm-tools/package.mk
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-docs \
 post_unpack() {
   mv $PKG_BUILD/$PKG_NAME/* $PKG_BUILD/
 
-  sed -i -e 's|.*common-agent/etc/config/Makefile.*||' $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/common-agent/etc/config
+  sed -i -e 's|.*common-agent/etc/config/Makefile.*||' $PKG_BUILD/configure.ac
+  mkdir -p $PKG_BUILD/common-agent/etc/config
 }
 
 pre_configure_target() {
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/squashfs/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/squashfs/package.mk
index be9b0e4ae9..eaccaf41c4 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/squashfs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/squashfs/package.mk
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 make_host() {
   make -C squashfs-tools mksquashfs \
        XZ_SUPPORT=1 LZO_SUPPORT=1 \
-       INCLUDEDIR="-I. -I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include"
+       INCLUDEDIR="-I. -I$TOOLCHAIN/include"
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp squashfs-tools/mksquashfs $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp squashfs-tools/mksquashfs $TOOLCHAIN/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
index b3c43d3422..f7e4310354 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/v86d/package.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ INIT_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-x86emu"
 
 pre_configure_init() {
 # v86d fails to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk b/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
index 898d6de192..733f957567 100644
--- a/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
+++ b/packages/textproc/jsoncpp/package.mk
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 }
 
 pre_build_target() {
-  cp $PKG_DIR/config/CMakeLists.txt $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cp $PKG_DIR/config/CMakeLists.txt $PKG_BUILD
 }
diff --git a/packages/textproc/libxml2/package.mk b/packages/textproc/libxml2/package.mk
index e8fb790c78..f4b55e0556 100644
--- a/packages/textproc/libxml2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/textproc/libxml2/package.mk
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ALL="ac_cv_header_ansidecl_h=no \
              --disable-silent-rules \
              --enable-ipv6 \
              --without-python \
-             --with-zlib=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+             --with-zlib=$TOOLCHAIN \
              --without-lzma"
 
-PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ALL --with-zlib=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN"
+PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ALL --with-zlib=$TOOLCHAIN"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_ALL --with-zlib=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr --with-sysroot=$SYSROOT_PREFIX"
 
diff --git a/packages/textproc/libxslt/package.mk b/packages/textproc/libxslt/package.mk
index b4267870ea..31da029398 100644
--- a/packages/textproc/libxslt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/textproc/libxslt/package.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="  ac_cv_header_ansidecl_h=no \
                            --enable-static \
                            --disable-shared \
                            --without-python \
-                           --with-libxml-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+                           --with-libxml-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
                            --without-crypto"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_header_ansidecl_h=no \
diff --git a/packages/textproc/xmlstarlet/package.mk b/packages/textproc/xmlstarlet/package.mk
index b77f2881a3..0a11d2b3c3 100644
--- a/packages/textproc/xmlstarlet/package.mk
+++ b/packages/textproc/xmlstarlet/package.mk
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_HOST="  ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            --enable-static-libs \
-                           LIBXML_CONFIG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/xml2-config \
-                           LIBXSLT_CONFIG=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/xslt-config \
-                           --with-libxml-include-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include/libxml2 \
-                           --with-libxml-libs-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
-                           --with-libxslt-include-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include \
-                           --with-libxslt-libs-prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
+                           LIBXML_CONFIG=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/xml2-config \
+                           LIBXSLT_CONFIG=$TOOLCHAIN/bin/xslt-config \
+                           --with-libxml-include-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN/include/libxml2 \
+                           --with-libxml-libs-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
+                           --with-libxslt-include-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN/include \
+                           --with-libxslt-libs-prefix=$TOOLCHAIN/lib"
 
 PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            ac_cv_func_realloc_0_nonnull=yes \
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
                            --with-libxslt-libs-prefix=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
 
 post_makeinstall_host() {
-  ln -sf xml $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/xmlstarlet
+  ln -sf xml $TOOLCHAIN/bin/xmlstarlet
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
index 11c0a0d62e..417743446c 100644
--- a/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/dtc/package.mk
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ PKG_MAKE_OPTS_TARGET="dtc"
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/dtc $INSTALL/usr/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk b/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
index ee6c78523d..4db0716ffd 100644
--- a/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/hdparm/package.mk
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-    cp -a $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/hdparm $INSTALL/usr/sbin
+    cp -a $PKG_BUILD/hdparm $INSTALL/usr/sbin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/mkbootimg/package.mk b/packages/tools/mkbootimg/package.mk
index c5a40d5e53..e680fb9320 100644
--- a/packages/tools/mkbootimg/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/mkbootimg/package.mk
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
 makeinstall_host() {
   mkdir -p $SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include
-  cp mkbootimg $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/
+  cp mkbootimg $TOOLCHAIN/bin/
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/newt/package.mk b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
index 74cd225603..83ff698264 100644
--- a/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/newt/package.mk
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--disable-nls \
 
 pre_configure_target() {
  # newt fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME
 }
 
 pre_configure_host() {
  # newt fails to build in subdirs
- cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+ cd $PKG_BUILD
  rm -rf .$HOST_NAME
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
index 293fd0147e..1217ee4b5a 100644
--- a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fi
 
 pre_configure_init() {
   # plymouth-lite dont support to build in subdirs
-  cd $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD
+  cd $PKG_BUILD
     rm -rf .$TARGET_NAME-init
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tools/populatefs/package.mk b/packages/tools/populatefs/package.mk
index a090171cae..ca779a40ba 100644
--- a/packages/tools/populatefs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/populatefs/package.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ make_host() {
 makeinstall_host() {
   $STRIP src/populatefs
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin
-  cp src/populatefs $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/sbin
+  cp src/populatefs $TOOLCHAIN/sbin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk b/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
index e0605402a9..d8a8a45cda 100644
--- a/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/procps-ng/package.mk
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_func_malloc_0_nonnull=yes \
 
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-    cp -P $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/top/top $INSTALL/usr/bin
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME/top/top $INSTALL/usr/bin
 }
diff --git a/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk b/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
index a3989769e5..052bb33f28 100644
--- a/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/qemu/package.mk
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="QEMU is a generic and open source machine emulator and virtualizer
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-  --bindir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin \
-  --sbindir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin \
-  --sysconfdir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc \
-  --libexecdir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
-  --localstatedir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/var \
-  --extra-cflags=-I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include \
-  --extra-ldflags=-L$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
+HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
+  --bindir=$TOOLCHAIN/bin \
+  --sbindir=$TOOLCHAIN/sbin \
+  --sysconfdir=$TOOLCHAIN/etc \
+  --libexecdir=$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
+  --localstatedir=$TOOLCHAIN/var \
+  --extra-cflags=-I$TOOLCHAIN/include \
+  --extra-ldflags=-L$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
   --static \
   --disable-vnc \
   --disable-werror \
diff --git a/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk b/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
index 668ffd02cb..0538bed5ee 100644
--- a/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/syslinux/package.mk
@@ -61,22 +61,22 @@ make_host() {
   make CC=$CC \
        AR=$AR \
        RANLIB=$RANLIB \
-       CFLAGS="-I$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/include -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libinstaller -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/libfat -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/bios -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/utils -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" \
-       LDFLAGS="-L$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib" \
+       CFLAGS="-I$TOOLCHAIN/include -I$PKG_BUILD/libinstaller -I$PKG_BUILD/libfat -I$PKG_BUILD/bios -I$PKG_BUILD/utils -fomit-frame-pointer -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" \
+       LDFLAGS="-L$TOOLCHAIN/lib" \
        installer
 }
 
 makeinstall_host() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp bios/extlinux/extlinux $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp bios/linux/syslinux $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
-    cp bios/mtools/syslinux $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/syslinux.mtools
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp bios/extlinux/extlinux $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp bios/linux/syslinux $TOOLCHAIN/bin
+    cp bios/mtools/syslinux $TOOLCHAIN/bin/syslinux.mtools
 
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
-    cp bios/mbr/mbr.bin $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
-    cp bios/mbr/gptmbr.bin $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
-    cp efi64/efi/syslinux.efi $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi
-    cp efi64/com32/elflink/ldlinux/ldlinux.e64  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
+    cp bios/mbr/mbr.bin $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
+    cp bios/mbr/gptmbr.bin $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
+    cp efi64/efi/syslinux.efi $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi
+    cp efi64/com32/elflink/ldlinux/ldlinux.e64  $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
index b4f916b6bb..1f4d88b5ca 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot-v2/package.mk
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ make_target() {
 makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/SPL-* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot-*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/SPL-* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || : #
 }
 
 pre_install() {
diff --git a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
index 6f69747f29..16b2884122 100644
--- a/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/u-boot/package.mk
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ make_target() {
 
   for UBOOT_TARGET in $UBOOT_CONFIG; do
     if [ "$PROJECT" = "Odroid_C2" ]; then
-      export PATH=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/bin/:$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/bin/:$PATH
+      export PATH=$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-aarch64-elf/bin/:$TOOLCHAIN/lib/gcc-linaro-arm-eabi/bin/:$PATH
       CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make mrproper
       CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make $UBOOT_TARGET
       CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-elf- ARCH=arm CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS="" make HOSTCC="$HOST_CC" HOSTSTRIP="true"
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ make_target() {
 }
 
 makeinstall_target() {
-  mkdir -p $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+  mkdir -p $TOOLCHAIN/bin
     if [ -f build/tools/mkimage ]; then
-      cp build/tools/mkimage $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+      cp build/tools/mkimage $TOOLCHAIN/bin
     else
-      cp tools/mkimage $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin
+      cp tools/mkimage $TOOLCHAIN/bin
     fi
 
   BOOT_CFG="$PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/boot.cfg"
@@ -122,18 +122,18 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/SPL* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.imx $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/u-boot*.img $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/SPL* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
-  cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/$UBOOT_CONFIGFILE $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
   cp -PR $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/bootloader/uEnv*.txt $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader 2>/dev/null || :
 
   case $PROJECT in
     Odroid_C2)
       cp -PRv $PKG_DIR/scripts/update-c2.sh $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/update.sh
-      cp -PRv $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/u-boot.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot
+      cp -PRv $PKG_BUILD/u-boot.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/u-boot
       if [ -f $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz ]; then
         cp -PRv $PROJECT_DIR/$PROJECT/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
       elif [ -f $DISTRO_DIR/$DISTRO/splash/boot-logo.bmp.gz ]; then
diff --git a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
index 0c21931032..67c7a61f41 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
@@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ if [ "$INITRAMFS_PARTED_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
 fi
 
 post_install() {
-  ( cd $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs
+  ( cd $BUILD/initramfs
     if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" -o "$TARGET_ARCH" = "powerpc64" ]; then
-      ln -sf /usr/lib $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/lib64
-      mkdir -p $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/usr
-      ln -sf /usr/lib $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/usr/lib64
+      ln -sf /usr/lib $BUILD/initramfs/lib64
+      mkdir -p $BUILD/initramfs/usr
+      ln -sf /usr/lib $BUILD/initramfs/usr/lib64
     fi
 
-    ln -sf /usr/lib $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/lib
-    ln -sf /usr/bin $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/bin
-    ln -sf /usr/sbin $ROOT/$BUILD/initramfs/sbin
+    ln -sf /usr/lib $BUILD/initramfs/lib
+    ln -sf /usr/bin $BUILD/initramfs/bin
+    ln -sf /usr/sbin $BUILD/initramfs/sbin
 
-    mkdir -p $ROOT/$BUILD/image/
+    mkdir -p $BUILD/image/
     fakeroot -- sh -c \
-      "mkdir -p dev; mknod -m 600 dev/console c 5 1; find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio"
+      "mkdir -p dev; mknod -m 600 dev/console c 5 1; find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio"
   )
 }
diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
index 3b79ffcffb..991441de80 100644
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-input-libinput/package.mk
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="--with-xorg-module-dir=$XORG_PATH_MODULES"
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
-    cp $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/conf/*-libinput.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
+    cp $PKG_BUILD/conf/*-libinput.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
 }
diff --git a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
index dd59f214ff..73909181ed 100644
--- a/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
+++ b/packages/x11/other/fontconfig/package.mk
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ pre_configure_target() {
 # ensure we dont use '-O3' optimization.
   CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O3|-O2|"`
   CXXFLAGS=`echo $CXXFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O3|-O2|"`
-  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
-  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
+  CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -I$PKG_BUILD"
 }
 
 post_makeinstall_target() {
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 37f3b4e9ac..fd6050a8ff 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -140,17 +140,17 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
   # configure HOST build defaults
     HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--host=$HOST_NAME \
                          --build=$HOST_NAME \
-                         --prefix=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
-                         --bindir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin \
-                         --sbindir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin \
-                         --sysconfdir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc \
-                         --libexecdir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
-                         --localstatedir=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/var \
+                         --prefix=$TOOLCHAIN \
+                         --bindir=$TOOLCHAIN/bin \
+                         --sbindir=$TOOLCHAIN/sbin \
+                         --sysconfdir=$TOOLCHAIN/etc \
+                         --libexecdir=$TOOLCHAIN/lib \
+                         --localstatedir=$TOOLCHAIN/var \
                          --disable-static \
                          --enable-shared"
 
     HOST_CMAKE_OPTS="-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \
-                     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN \
+                     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$TOOLCHAIN \
                      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
 
   # configure INIT build defaults
@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # configure other variables
       if [ "$TARGET" = "target" ]; then
-        INSTALL=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
+        INSTALL=$PKG_BUILD/.install_pkg
       elif [ "$TARGET" = "init" ]; then
-        INSTALL=$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.install_init
+        INSTALL=$PKG_BUILD/.install_init
       fi
 
        # clean up
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # setup configure script
       if [ -z "$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/configure"
       else
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
       fi
       if [ -z "$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
       fi
 
       # include build template and build
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 70a67a2259..eea1cb28cc 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ fi
 MODVER=$(basename $(ls -d $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/*))
 find $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$MODVER/ -name *.ko | \
   sed -e "s,$INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$MODVER/,," > $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/$MODVER/modules.order
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod -b $INSTALL/usr $MODVER 2> /dev/null
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod -b $INSTALL/usr $MODVER 2> /dev/null
 
 # strip kernel modules
 for MOD in `find $INSTALL/usr/lib/modules/ -type f -name *.ko`; do
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ if [ -z "$SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" ]; then
 fi
 
 echo "rm -rf \"$TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system\"" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
-echo "$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/mksquashfs \"$BUILD/image/system\" \"$TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system\" -noappend -comp $SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
+echo "$TOOLCHAIN/bin/mksquashfs \"$BUILD/image/system\" \"$TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.system\" -noappend -comp $SQUASHFS_COMPRESSION" >> $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 
 # run fakeroot
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/fakeroot -- $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
+$TOOLCHAIN/bin/fakeroot -- $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 rm -rf $FAKEROOT_SCRIPT
 
 # set permissions
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ if [ "$1" = "release" -o "$1" = "mkimage" -o "$1" = "amlpkg" -o "$1" = "noobs" ]
     fi
 
     # copy device tree image if any
-    if [ -f "$ROOT/$INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/dtb.img" ]; then
-      cp "$ROOT/$INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/dtb.img" .
+    if [ -f "$INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/dtb.img" ]; then
+      cp "$INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/dtb.img" .
     fi
 
     zip -q $TARGET_IMG/$IMAGE_NAME.zip *
diff --git a/scripts/mkimage b/scripts/mkimage
index 24665d2786..1c9c87f73b 100755
--- a/scripts/mkimage
+++ b/scripts/mkimage
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ trap cleanup SIGINT
 if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "syslinux" ]; then
   # write mbr
     echo "image: writing mbr..."
-    MBR="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin"
+    MBR="$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/gptmbr.bin"
     if [ -n "$MBR" ]; then
       dd bs=440 count=1 conv=fsync,notrunc if="$MBR" of="$DISK" >"$SAVE_ERROR" 2>&1 || show_error
     fi
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ EOF
     mcopy $RELEASE_DIR/target/SYSTEM.md5 ::/SYSTEM.md5
 
     mmd EFI EFI/BOOT
-    mcopy $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi ::/EFI/BOOT
-    mcopy $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/ldlinux.e64 ::/EFI/BOOT
+    mcopy $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/bootx64.efi ::/EFI/BOOT
+    mcopy $TOOLCHAIN/share/syslinux/ldlinux.e64 ::/EFI/BOOT
     mcopy "$LE_TMP"/syslinux.cfg ::/EFI/BOOT
 elif [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "bcm2835-bootloader" ]; then
   # create bootloader configuration
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall b/scripts/uninstall
index 4824a081d5..f354726369 100755
--- a/scripts/uninstall
+++ b/scripts/uninstall
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ if [ -f $STAMP ]; then
 
       # setup configure script
       if [ -z "$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/configure"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/configure"
       else
-        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT"
       fi
       if [ -z "$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT" ]; then
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/CMakeLists.txt"
       else
-        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT"
+        PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT="$PKG_BUILD/$PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT"
       fi
 
       # ensure $PKG_BUILD is there. (installer? PKG_URL="")
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if [ -f $STAMP ]; then
         fi
       fi
 
-      MAKEUNINSTALL="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make -j1 DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX uninstall"
+      MAKEUNINSTALL="$TOOLCHAIN/bin/make -j1 DESTDIR=$SYSROOT_PREFIX uninstall"
 
       if [ "$TARGET" = "target" ]; then
         $MAKEUNINSTALL $PKG_MAKEINSTALL_OPTS_TARGET
diff --git a/scripts/unpack b/scripts/unpack
index 25789485b0..088f728eee 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack
+++ b/scripts/unpack
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ for i in $PKG_DIR/patches/$PKG_NAME-*.patch \
   if [ -f "$i" ]; then
     printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldgreen}APPLY PATCH${endcolor} ${boldwhite}${PATCH_DESC}${endcolor}   ${i#$ROOT/}\n" ' '>&$SILENT_OUT
     if [ -n "$(grep -E '^GIT binary patch$' $i)" ]; then
-      cat $i | git apply --directory=`echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 --verbose --whitespace=nowarn >&$VERBOSE_OUT
+      cat $i | git apply --directory=`echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 --verbose --whitespace=nowarn --unsafe-paths >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     else
       cat $i | patch -d `echo "$PKG_BUILD" | cut -f1 -d\ ` -p1 >&$VERBOSE_OUT
     fi
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ for config in `find $BUILD/$1* -name config.guess | sed 's/config.guess//'`; do
   if [ ! "$PKG_NAME" == "configtools" ] ; then
     printf "%${BUILD_INDENT}c ${boldyellow}FIXCONFIG${endcolor}   $config\n" ' '
 
-    [ -f "$config/config.guess" -a -f $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.guess ] && \
-      cp -f $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.guess $config
-    [ -f "$config/config.sub" -a -f $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.sub ] && \
-      cp -f $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.sub $config
+    [ -f "$config/config.guess" -a -f $TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.guess ] && \
+      cp -f $TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.guess $config
+    [ -f "$config/config.sub" -a -f $TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.sub ] && \
+      cp -f $TOOLCHAIN/configtools/config.sub $config
   fi
 done