Merge branch 'wip-2.6.34' into old-private-masterarchived-private-master

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index f67cc885c807..62fcc3a7f4d3 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -77,9 +77,27 @@ clean-files += $(objtree)/binkernel.spec
 
 # Deb target
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+quiet_cmd_builddeb = BUILDDEB
+      cmd_builddeb = set -e; \
+        test `id -u` = 0 || \
+        test -n "$(KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD)" || { \
+                which fakeroot >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
+                KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD="fakeroot -u"; \
+        } || { \
+                echo; \
+                echo "builddeb must be run as root (or using fakeroot)."; \
+                echo "KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD is unset and fakeroot not found."; \
+                echo "Try setting KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD to a command to acquire"; \
+                echo "root privileges (e.g., 'fakeroot -u' or 'sudo')."; \
+                false; \
+        } && \
+        \
+        $$KBUILD_PKG_ROOTCMD $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+                $(srctree)/scripts/package/builddeb
+
 deb-pkg: FORCE
         $(MAKE) KBUILD_SRC=
-        $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/package/builddeb
+        $(call cmd,builddeb)
 
 clean-dirs += $(objtree)/debian/
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/buildtar b/scripts/package/buildtar
index b1fd48db1640..51b2aa0acb82 100644
--- a/scripts/package/buildtar
+++ b/scripts/package/buildtar
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ esac
 #
 (
         cd "${tmpdir}"
-        tar cf - . | ${compress} > "${tarball}${file_ext}"
+        opts=
+        if tar --owner=root --group=root --help >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                opts="--owner=root --group=root"
+        fi
+        tar cf - . $opts | ${compress} > "${tarball}${file_ext}"
 )
 
 echo "Tarball successfully created in ${tarball}${file_ext}"