root may or maynot be a symlink

Makefile

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tmpfiles:  ## Run this after editing files under tmpfiles.d
 
 .PHONY: save-perms
 save-perms:  ## Saves the file permissions to ./acl. Run this after adding new files with correct permissions
-	getfacl --recursive root | ./makepac/sort_acl.sh > acl
+	getfacl --recursive $(shell basename $(shell readlink -f root)) | ./makepac/sort_acl.sh > acl
 
 .PHONY: set-perms
 set-perms:  ## Restores permissions of all files from ./acl
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ set-perms:  ## Restores permissions of all files from ./acl
 
 .PHONY: user-perms
 user-perms:  ## Grant running user all permissions. Need for git operations. Does not get copied to real filesystem
-	find root -type f | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:r"
-	find root -type d | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:rwx"
+	find $(shell basename $(shell readlink -f root)) -type d | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:rwx"
+	find $(shell basename $(shell readlink -f root)) -type f | xargs sudo setfacl -m "u:${USER}:r"
 
 .PHONY: skel
 skel:  ## Creates common directories needed

README.md

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Initial setup
     mkdir myfiles
     cd myfiles
     git init
-    git submodule add https://gitlab.com/balki/makepac'
-    echo "include makepac/Makefile" > Makefile'
+    git submodule add https://gitlab.com/balki/makepac
+    echo "include makepac/Makefile" > Makefile
     sudo apt install acl
     make skel
     git add .

install.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-root="root"
+root=$(basename $(readlink -f root))
 
 all_files() {
-		find $root -type f,l
+		find "$root" -type f,l
 }
 
 for f in $(all_files)