3 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/gensync b/scripts/gensync
index e7c7724c..23347630 100755
--- a/scripts/gensync
+++ b/scripts/gensync
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
-myver='2.7.7'
+myver='2.7.8'
 
 usage() {
   echo "gensync $myver"
   echo "usage: $0 <root> <destfile> [package_directory]"
 	echo
 	echo "gensync will generate a sync database by reading all PKGBUILD files"
-	echo "from <root>.  gensync builds the database in /tmp/.gensync and then"
-	echo "compresses it to <destfile>."
+	echo "from <root>.  gensync builds the database in a temporary directory"
+	echo "and then compresses it to <destfile>."
 	echo
 	echo "gensync will calculate md5sums of packages in <destdir>, unless an"
 	echo "alternate [package_directory] is specified."
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ db_write_entry()
 	unset pkgname pkgver pkgrel pkgdesc
 	unset groups replaces provides depends conflicts
 	source $1 || return 1
-	cd /tmp/.gensync
+	cd $gstmpdir
 	mkdir $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel
 	cd $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel
 	# desc
@@ -143,43 +143,40 @@ pkgdir=
 if [ "$3" != "" ]; then
 	pkgdir=$3
 fi
-
-rm -rf /tmp/.gensync || exit 1
-mkdir -p /tmp/.gensync || exit 1
+gstmpdir=$(mktemp -dt gensync.XXXXXXXXXX) || exit 1
 
 if [ ! -d $rootdir ]; then
 	echo "gensync: invalid root dir: $rootdir" >&2
-	rm -rf /tmp/.gensync
+	rm -rf $gstmpdir
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "gensync: building database entries, generating md5sums..." >&2
 cd `dirname $2`
-#for category in `find $rootdir/* -type d -maxdepth 0`; do
 for file in `find $rootdir/* -name PKGBUILD`; do
 	pkgmd5sum=`get_md5checksum $file $pkgdir`
 	if [ -z $pkgmd5sum ]; then
 		echo "gensync: error generating checksum for $file" >&2
-		rm -rf /tmp/.gensync
+		rm -rf $gstmpdir
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	db_write_entry $file
 	if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
 		echo "gensync: error writing entry for $file" >&2
-		rm -rf /tmp/.gensync
+		rm -rf $gstmpdir
 		exit 1
 	fi
 done
 
 echo "gensync: compressing to $destfile..." >&2
-cd /tmp/.gensync
+cd $gstmpdir
 tar c * | gzip -9 >$destfile
 if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
 	echo "gensync: error writing to $destfile" >&2
-	rm -rf /tmp/.gensync
+	rm -rf $gstmpdir
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-rm -rf /tmp/.gensync
+rm -rf $gstmpdir
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg b/scripts/makepkg
index d53bdd17..c0977b9f 100755
--- a/scripts/makepkg
+++ b/scripts/makepkg
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
-myver='2.7.7'
+myver='2.7.8'
 startdir=`pwd`
+PKGDEST=$startdir
 USE_COLOR="n"
 
 # source Arch's abs.conf if it's present
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@ FORCE=0
 NOEXTRACT=0
 NOSTRIP=0
 RMDEPS=0
-PKGDEST=$startdir
 BUILDSCRIPT="./PKGBUILD"
 
 ARGLIST=$@
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ while [ "$#" -ne "0" ]; do
 done
 
 # convert a (possibly) relative path to absolute
-cd $PKGDEST
+cd $PKGDEST 2>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	error "Package destination directory does not exist or permission denied."
+	exit 1
+fi
 PKGDEST=`pwd`
 cd -
 
diff --git a/scripts/makeworld b/scripts/makeworld
index 1e6c7e6b..0397aa56 100755
--- a/scripts/makeworld
+++ b/scripts/makeworld
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #
 
 toplevel=`pwd`
-version="2.7.7"
+version="2.7.8"
 
 usage() {
 	echo "makeworld version $version"