include-files relative path for top-level file not in root

[ricopicone]

If I pandoc with the include-files filter a document in a subdirectory of the root ./sub/a.md that includes a relative file path, say

```include
subsub/b.md
```

where b.md has path ./sub/subsub/b.md, the filter cannot find the file. It works if I use the path relative to the root, i.e.,

```include
sub/subsub/b.md
```

This is a problem for me because I want to include a.md in multiple documents that don't share the same root.

I think there are two solutions:

1. include an option to turn off relative paths in includes (my preference) or
2. change the behavior for a top-level file ./sub/a.md (i.e., the one passed to pandoc) such that its includes are relative to its directory, ./sub.

I don't want to break existing code, so I think having an option to turn off all relative includes is probably best. I haven't tried editing the filter because I'm hoping others have input (or a solution!) for this. Thanks!

[ricopicone]

I think a workaround is to add a wrapper file to the root directory. However, this is pretty hacky.