Notes.md, absolute path normalizing

- edit NOTES.md for updating line numbers
- add check for using normalized path in initramfs normalization

scripts/lib/initramfs.sh

@@ -803,7 +803,19 @@ function initramfs_validate() {
     # Diagnostics to catch path/WD issues during validation
     log_info "Validation debug: input='${initramfs_dir_in}' PWD=$(pwd) PROJECT_ROOT=${PROJECT_ROOT:-unset} INSTALL_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR:-unset}"
 
-    initramfs_dir=$(resolve_path "${initramfs_dir_in}")
+    # Normalize initramfs path independent of CWD: anchor relative paths to PROJECT_ROOT
+    if is_absolute_path "${initramfs_dir_in}"; then
+        initramfs_dir="${initramfs_dir_in}"
+        log_debug "Validation path strategy: absolute input honored"
+    else
+        if [[ -n "${PROJECT_ROOT:-}" ]]; then
+            initramfs_dir="${PROJECT_ROOT}/${initramfs_dir_in#./}"
+            log_debug "Validation path strategy: relative input anchored to PROJECT_ROOT"
+        else
+            initramfs_dir="$(pwd)/${initramfs_dir_in}"
+            log_warn "PROJECT_ROOT unset; falling back to PWD anchoring"
+        fi
+    fi
     log_info "Validation debug: resolved initramfs_dir='${initramfs_dir}'"
     
     section_header "Validating initramfs contents"