On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 04:33:42PM +0100, Paul Gideon Dann wrote: > On Wednesday 30 May 2012 11:23:28 Eric Bélanger wrote: > > yes: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:UID_/_GID_Database > > Awesome; thank you. > > Paul Usually you will install to $pkgdir using install(1)'s -g in conjunction of the -m and, at your option, -D flags. Preservance of file metadata in that context is, as far as I understand given through makepkg's fakeroot environment. Please correct me should I be mistaken. cheers! mar77i