How to avoid using <?=base_url();?> in link href?

[eluser]Rick Jolly[/eluser]
[quote author="huzzi" date="1262904051"]If you CI codes in the root folder then you don't have to use base_url() .. someone correct me if i'm wrong.[/quote]
Yes, if you use absolute urls (starting with a "/"). But that isn't portable since you can't be sure you'll never move to a subdirectory. You can use <base href="<?=base_url()?>"/> in the head and then make all your urls relative.