diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
index c7775ae5..a018fddb 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/App.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class App(Base):
         match fmt:
             case 'unaltered':
                 return path
+            case 'relative':
+                return os.path.relpath(path)
             case None | 'absolute':
                 return os.path.abspath(path)
             case _:
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ class App(Base):
                 return os.path.abspath(pd)
             if self.__topdir_fmt == 'unaltered':
                 return pd
+            if self.__topdir_fmt == 'relative':
+                return os.path.relpath(pd, self.__pretty_topdir)
             if name == self.__top_name:
                 return self.__pretty_topdir
             raise NotImplementedError(
@@ -151,7 +155,10 @@ class App(Base):
             if os.path.isdir(path):
                 ret = format_pd(name, pd, pretty)
                 if sd and sd[0] != '/':
-                    ret += '/'
+                    if ret == '.':
+                        ret = ''
+                    else:
+                        ret += '/'
                 ret += sd
                 return ret
         for ret in search_absdirs:
@@ -345,7 +352,7 @@ class App(Base):
             default = 'absolute',
             help = (
                 'Output references to topdir as one of "make:<var-name>", '
-                '"unaltered", "absolute". Absolute topdir by default'
+                '"unaltered", "relative", "absolute". Absolute topdir by default'
             ),
         )
         parser.add_argument(