diff --git a/pkgbuild b/pkgbuild
index 05d2805..b9481e5 100755
--- a/pkgbuild
+++ b/pkgbuild
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ prepare_src() {
 	SRC=$WORK_DIR/$name/src
 	PKG=$WORK_DIR/$name/pkg
 	
+	umask 022
+	
 	rm -fr $WORK_DIR/$name
 	
 	mkdir -p $SRC $PKG
@@ -505,6 +507,7 @@ parse_opts() {
 		-l |               --log) LOGGING=yes ;;
 		-p |          --pkgfiles) GENPKGFILES=yes ;;
 		-h |              --help) SHOWHELP=yes ;;
+		                --root=*) OPTS+=($1) ;;
 		         --no-preinstall) OPTS+=($1) ;;
 		        --no-postinstall) OPTS+=($1) ;;
 		         --no-preupgrade) OPTS+=($1) ;;
diff --git a/scratch b/scratch
index 6ed68d8..f1cb40d 100755
--- a/scratch
+++ b/scratch
@@ -795,6 +795,10 @@ scratch_install() {
 		fi
 		shift
 	done
+	# use custom root location
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		OPTS+=(--root=$ROOT_DIR)
+	fi
 	# if reinstall, dont calculate dep, just reinstall it then exit
 	if [ "$REINSTALL" = 1 ]; then
 		for ii in ${PKGNAME[@]}; do
@@ -948,6 +952,10 @@ scratch_remove() {
 		fi
 		shift
 	done
+	# use custom root location
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		OPTS+=(--root=$ROOT_DIR)
+	fi
 	
 	for i in ${PKGNAME[@]}; do
 		if ! isinstalled $i; then
@@ -1014,6 +1022,11 @@ scratch_sysup() {
 		shift
 	done
 	
+	# use custom root location
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		OPTS+=(--root=$ROOT_DIR)
+	fi
+	
 	if [ "$SYNC" = 1 ]; then
 		scratch_sync
 	fi
@@ -1120,6 +1133,10 @@ scratch_upgrade() {
 		fi
 		shift
 	done
+	# use custom root location
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		OPTS+=(--root=$ROOT_DIR)
+	fi
 	for pkg in ${PKGNAME[@]}; do
 		if ! isinstalled $pkg; then
 			msgerr "Package '$pkg' not installed."
@@ -1617,7 +1634,8 @@ Operations:
     extra           various extra options
     
 Global options:
-    --repo=<repo>   add custom repo
+    --repo=<path>   add custom local repo path
+    --root=<path>   use custom root path
     --nocolor       disable colour output
     
 EOF
@@ -1647,17 +1665,28 @@ main() {
 	return $?
 }
 
+mode=$1
+shift
+
+for opt in $@; do
+	case $opt in
+		--nocolor) nocolor ;;
+		 --repo=*) PORT_REPO+=(${opt#*=}) ;;
+		 --root=*) ROOT_DIR=(${opt#*=}) ;;
+		      --*) MAINOPTS+=($opt) ;;
+		       -*) for (( i=1; i<${#opt}; i++ )); do MAINOPTS+=(-${opt:$i:1}); done ;;
+		        *) MAINOPTS+=($opt) ;;
+	esac
+done
+
 BUILD_SCRIPT="spkgbuild"
-INDEX_DIR="/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
+INDEX_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 REPO_FILE="/etc/scratchpkg.repo"
 
 SOURCE_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/sources"
 PACKAGE_DIR="/var/cache/scratchpkg/packages"
 
-if [ ! -f "$REPO_FILE" ]; then
-	msgerr "repo file not exist. ($REPO_FILE)"
-	exit 1
-else
+if [ -f "$REPO_FILE" ]; then
 	while read -r repodir repourl junk; do
 		case $repodir in
 			""|"#"*) continue ;;
@@ -1666,19 +1695,6 @@ else
 	done < "$REPO_FILE"
 fi
 
-mode=$1
-shift
-
-for opt in $@; do
-	case $opt in
-		--nocolor) nocolor ;;
-		 --repo=*) PORT_REPO+=(${opt#*=}) ;;
-		      --*) MAINOPTS+=($opt) ;;
-		       -*) for (( i=1; i<${#opt}; i++ )); do MAINOPTS+=(-${opt:$i:1}); done ;;
-		        *) MAINOPTS+=($opt) ;;
-	esac
-done
-
 main ${MAINOPTS[@]}
 
 exit $?