On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 07:54:27AM -0500, David C. Rankin wrote: > OK, I'll check again for the package manipulating pkgdir, because I'm using > the standard package: > > package() { > msg "Packaging ${pkgname}-${pkgver}" > > cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver} > > make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install > } Interestingly enough, my /usr/share/pacman/PKGBUILD.proto thinks otherwise: [...] package() { cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver" make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install } [...] And besides the unquoted DESTDIR leading to trouble, the additional slash would also explain and likely fix your issue. I'd suggest using a matching .proto file whenever creating a new package instead of copying an old PKGBUILD. They are updated every now and then, and you should profit from this. Best regards. Dennis -- "Den Rechtsstaat macht aus, dass Unschuldige wieder frei kommen." Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesinnenminister (14.10.08, TAZ-Interview)