--- plugins/pck-update.in	2010-03-12 19:52:44.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/bin/pck-update	2010-03-22 00:56:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
  -f, --format       "$"Enable specfile autoformatting""
  -L, --log          "$"Unable logging to file (logging dir: \`\$logging_dir')""
  -R, --rebuild      "$"Enable rebuilding mode and settings (action 4 only)""
+     --root         "$"Specify an alternative root directory to rpm""
 
 "$"Operation modes"":
  -h, --help         "$"Print this help, then exit""
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@
 force-update,force-build,force-install,force,\
 ignore-test:,clear,format,log,rebuild,\
 debug,quiet,colorize,help,version,\
-frontend_opts: \
+frontend_opts:,root: \
    -n "$me" -- "$@"`
 [ $? = 0 ] || exit 1
 
@@ -263,6 +264,8 @@
          let "verbose = 0" ;;
       -r|--colorize)
          let "colorize = 1" ;;
+      --root)
+         rpm_root_opts="-r $2"; shift ;;
       -h|--help)
          usage 0 ;;
       -V|--version)
@@ -2122,11 +2125,12 @@
              --define=\"%_specdir $spec_dir\" \
              --define=\"%_sourcedir $source_dir\" \
              --define=\"%_builddir $build_dir\" \
-             --define=\"%_tmppath $tmppath_dir\""
+             --define=\"%_tmppath $tmppath_dir\" \
+             $rpm_root_opts"
 
          # check if we are cross-compiling
          [ "$BUILD_ARCH" != "$target_cpu" ] &&
-            rpmbuild_opts="--target $target_cpu"
+            rpmbuild_opts="$rpmbuild_opts --target $target_cpu"
 
          [ "$cleanup" = "1" ] && rpmbuild_opts="$rpmbuild_opts --clean"
 
@@ -2140,7 +2144,6 @@
          notify.note "${NOTE}"$"testing out specfile""${NORM}..."
          eval "rpmbuild --nobuild \
 $rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1" ||
-            $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE 2>&1 ||
                notify.error $"rpmbuild exited with error code \`$?'"
 
          notify.debug "define_list_name = (${define_list_name[*]})"
@@ -2140,7 +2144,6 @@
          notify.note "${NOTE}"$"testing out specfile""${NORM}..."
          eval "rpmbuild --nobuild \
 $rpmbuild_opts $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE $rpmdefine_opts 2>&1" ||
-            $spec_dir/$SRPM_SPECFILE 2>&1 ||
                notify.error $"rpmbuild exited with error code \`$?'"
 
          notify.debug "define_list_name = (${define_list_name[*]})"
@@ -2362,7 +2365,7 @@
                notify.error $"package not found"": \`$filename'"
          done
 
-         rpm -U --test \
+         rpm -U --test $rpm_root_opts \
          $(for pck in ${SPEC_TARGET[*]}; do
               echo -n "$rpms_dir/$target_cpu/\
 $pck-$pck_rpmversion-$pck_rpmrelease$DISTRO_rpm.$target_cpu.rpm "
@@ -3083,8 +3086,8 @@
             else
                [ "$rpm_install" ] || notify.error "\
 \`rpm_install': "$"unset in the configuration files"
-               notify.debug "$rpm_install $pck2install_list"
-               $rpm_install $pck2install_list ||
+               notify.debug "$rpm_install $pck2install_list $rpm_root_opts"
+               $rpm_install $pck2install_list $rpm_root_opts ||
                   notify.error $"cannot install the new rpm packages"
             fi
          fi