[arch-general] resurrecting srcpac

[Loui]

On Sat, 24 May 2008 10:20:37 -0700
"Jason Chu" <jason at archlinux.org> 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.