On Sat, 24 May 2008 10:20:37 -0700 "Jason Chu" <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Would it be an idea to build as the original users who ran srcpac? I > guess if you use sudo, that won't quite work... you'd need something > pointing back to that user... > > I'm a little confused why ${i-*-*-*} doesn't work in all cases. What > are you trying to fix with the perl code? Using nobody isn't a bad idea! When it comes to using sudo $HOME isn't changed and $USER becomes $SUDO_USER within the sudo environment. You can then easily find the correct makepkg.conf for user specific build options and such.