diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 98cfdee0e..765796650 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,24 +6,24 @@
     <dirname property="basedir" file="${ant.file}"/>
     <property environment="system"/>
     <property name="jdk.home" value="/usr/java/java"/>
-    <property name="dest" value="${basedir}/classes"/>
-    <property name="bundles.dest" value="${basedir}/sc-bundles"/>
-    <property name="doc" value="${basedir}/doc"/>
+    <property name="dest" value="classes"/>
+    <property name="bundles.dest" value="sc-bundles"/>
+    <property name="doc" value="doc"/>
     <property name="java.doc" value="${doc}/api"/>
-    <property name="lib" value="${basedir}/lib"/>
+    <property name="lib" value="lib"/>
     <property name="native.libs" value="${lib}/native"/>
-    <property name="src" value="${basedir}/src"/>
-    <property name="src2" value="${basedir}/test"/>
+    <property name="src" value="src"/>
+    <property name="src2" value="test"/>
     <property name="testsrc" value="${src2}"/>
     <property name="home" value="${system.HOME}"/>
-    <property name="bin" value="${basedir}/sip-communicator.bin"/>
-    <property name="utest.bin" value="${basedir}/sip-communicator.utest.bin"/>
-    <property name="test.reports.dir" value="${basedir}/test-reports"/>
+    <property name="bin" value="sip-communicator.bin"/>
+    <property name="utest.bin" value="sip-communicator.utest.bin"/>
+    <property name="test.reports.dir" value="test-reports"/>
     <property name="test.html.reports.dir" value="${test.reports.dir}/html"/>
-    <property name="release" value="${basedir}/release"/>
-    <property name="log" value="${basedir}/log"/>
+    <property name="release" value="release"/>
+    <property name="log" value="log"/>
     <property name="release.src" value="${release}/install"/>
-    <property name="inst.resrc" value="${basedir}/resources/install"/>
+    <property name="inst.resrc" value="resources/install"/>
 
     <!-- Put here the release directory -->
     <property name="macosx.app.dir" value="${release}/macosx"/>
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
          login problems and cause testing to fail. You could create the file
          yourself using the lib/account.properties.template and setting all
          fields as indicated. -->
-    <property file="${basedir}/lib/accounts.properties"/>
+    <property file="lib/accounts.properties"/>
 
     <!-- windows  -->
     <condition property="jmf.home" value="${lib}/jmf-win">
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
             manifest="src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/protocol.provider.manifest.mf">
             <zipfileset dir="${dest}/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol"
                 prefix="net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol"/>
-            <zipfileset dir="${basedir}/resources/images"
+            <zipfileset dir="resources/images"
                 prefix="resources/images"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
@@ -885,5 +885,4 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
                 prefix="net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/jabberaccregwizz"/>
         </jar>
     </target>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/resources/install/build.xml b/resources/install/build.xml
index c3e6b029c..648588198 100644
--- a/resources/install/build.xml
+++ b/resources/install/build.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
     <!-- Load installer properties -->
     <!-- USERS NEED TO UPDATE THIS FILE -->
-    <property file="${inst.resrc}/installers.properties"/>
+    <property file="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/installers.properties"/>
 
     <!-- define the izpack task in a separate target so that we don't get an
          error when izpack properties are not set-->
@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@
     </target>
 
     <!-- Put here the Windows release directory -->
-    <property name="windows.app.dir" value="${release}/windows"/>
+    <property name="windows.app.dir" value="${basedir}/${release}/windows"/>
     <!-- Put here the Windows Application version -->
     <property name="windows.app.ver" value="1.0.alpha1"/>
     <!-- Put here the Linux release directory -->
-    <property name="linux.app.dir" value="${release}/linux"/>
+    <property name="linux.app.dir" value="${basedir}/${release}/linux"/>
     <!-- Put here the Linux Application version -->
     <property name="linux.app.ver" value="1.0.alpha1"/>
     <!-- Put here the Generic release directory -->
-    <property name="generic.app.dir" value="${release}/generic"/>
+    <property name="generic.app.dir" value="${basedir}/${release}/generic"/>
     <!-- Put here the Generic Application version -->
     <property name="generic.app.ver" value="1.0.alpha1"/>
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <target name="build-installation-generic"
             depends="clean-install-generic,define-izpack-task">
         <izpack
-               input="${inst.resrc}/generic/installer-generic.xml"
+               input="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/generic/installer-generic.xml"
                output="${generic.app.dir}/sip-communicator-${generic.app.ver}.jar"
                installerType="standard"
                izPackDir="${izpack.dir}/"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <target name="build-installation-linux"
             depends="clean-install-linux,define-izpack-task">
         <copy todir="${linux.app.dir}/tmp">
-            <fileset dir="${inst.resrc}/linux">
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/linux">
                 <include name="setup.sh"/>
             </fileset>
     </copy>
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             </fileset>
     </copy>
         <!-- create izpack installer jar file -->
-        <izpack input="${inst.resrc}/linux/installer-linux.xml"
+        <izpack input="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/linux/installer-linux.xml"
                 output="${linux.app.dir}/tmp/sip-communicator-${linux.app.ver}-linux.jar"
                 installerType="standard"
                 basedir="${basedir}"
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
               src="${linux.app.dir}/tmp/install.tar"/>
         <concat destfile="${linux.app.dir}/sip-communicator-${linux.app.ver}-linux.bin"
                 binary="true">
-            <fileset dir="${inst.resrc}/linux/">
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/linux/">
                 <include name="sfx-header"/>
             </fileset>
             <fileset dir="${linux.app.dir}/tmp">
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
     <target name="build-installation-windows"
             depends="clean-install-windows,define-izpack-task">
         <copy todir="${windows.app.dir}/tmp">
-            <fileset dir="${inst.resrc}/windows">
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/windows">
                 <include name="launcher.ini"/>
                 <include name="setup-sip-communicator.exe"/>
             </fileset>
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
               tofile="${windows.app.dir}/tmp/jre/jre-windows.exe"/>
 
         <izpack
-               input="${inst.resrc}/windows/installer-windows.xml"
+               input="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/windows/installer-windows.xml"
                output="${windows.app.dir}/tmp/sip-communicator-${windows.app.ver}-windows.jar"
                installerType="standard"
                basedir="${basedir}"
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
 
         <concat destfile="${windows.app.dir}/setup-sip-communicator-${windows.app.ver}.exe"
                 binary="true">
-            <fileset dir="${inst.resrc}/windows">
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/windows">
                 <include name="7zS.sfx"/>
             </fileset>
-            <fileset dir="${inst.resrc}/windows">
+            <fileset dir="${basedir}/${inst.resrc}/windows">
                 <include name="7zip.conf"/>
             </fileset>
             <fileset dir="${windows.app.dir}/tmp">