Index: /trunk/Makefile
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--- /trunk/Makefile	(revision 304)
+++ /trunk/Makefile	(revision 305)
@@ -267,4 +267,5 @@
 # the path where to store the tarball
 TARBALLPATH ?= $(shell cd $(PATH_ROOT)/..; pwd)
+#TARBALLPATH ?= $(abspath $(PATH_ROOT)/..) - this should also do the trick without spawning a shell.
 # the root directory inside the tarball
 TARBALLROOT ?= VirtualBox-OSE-$(VBOX_VERSION)