diff --git a/pkgadd b/pkgadd
index 3d43939..f24b160 100755
--- a/pkgadd
+++ b/pkgadd
@@ -119,19 +119,20 @@ isinstalled() {
 	fi
 }
 
+run_scripts() {
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		xchroot "$ROOT_DIR" sh $@
+	else
+		sh $@
+	fi
+}
+
 parse_opts $(extract_opts "$@")
 
+PKG_DB="/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 INDEX_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 LOCK_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/var/lib/scratchpkg/spkg.lock"
 
-# disable pre/post install/upgrade script when install to custom root location
-if [ "$ROOT_DIR" != "" ]; then
-	NO_PREINSTALL=yes
-	NO_POSTINSTALL=yes
-	NO_PREUPGRADE=yes
-	NO_POSTUPGRADE=yes
-fi
-
 # show help page
 [ "$SHOWHELP" ] || [ -z "$PKGNAME" ] && {
 	help
@@ -244,19 +245,20 @@ fi
 
 # pre-install and pre-upgrade script
 if grep -qx .pkginstall $TMP_PKGADD; then
-	TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT="/tmp/.tmp_pkgadd_installscript.$$"
-	tar -xf "$PKGNAME" .pkginstall -O > "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT"
+	SCRATCHPKG_DIR="/var/lib/scratchpkg/"
+	TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT="$SCRATCHPKG_DIR/pkgadd_installscript"
+	tar -xf "$PKGNAME" .pkginstall -O > "$ROOT_DIR/$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT"
 	if [ ! "$NO_PREINSTALL" ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
 		(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-			sh "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT" pre-install "$version"
+			run_scripts "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT" pre-install "$version"
 		)
 	fi
 	if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && [ ! "$NO_PREUPGRADE" ]; then
 		(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-			sh "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT" pre-upgrade "$version" "$iversion"
+			run_scripts "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT" pre-upgrade "$version" "$iversion"
 		)
 	fi
-	rm -f "$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT"
+	rm -f "$ROOT_DIR/$TMP_PKGINSTALL_SCRIPT"
 fi
 
 # exclude .pkg* files when extract into system
@@ -321,12 +323,12 @@ fi
 if [ -f "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" ]; then
 	if [ ! "$NO_POSTINSTALL" ] && [ ! "$UPGRADE_PKG" ]; then
 		(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-			sh "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" post-install "$version"
+			run_scripts "$PKG_DB/$name/.pkginstall" post-install "$version"
 		)
 	fi
 	if [ "$UPGRADE_PKG" ] && [ ! "$NO_POSTUPGRADE" ]; then
 		(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-			sh "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" post-upgrade "$version" "$iversion"
+			run_scripts "$PKG_DB/$name/.pkginstall" post-upgrade "$version" "$iversion"
 		)
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/pkgbuild b/pkgbuild
index a08fbc9..b5cd758 100755
--- a/pkgbuild
+++ b/pkgbuild
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ main() {
 			abort 0
 		fi
 	else
+		msg "Building '$name-$version-$release'..."
 		download_src
 		prepare_src
 		run_build
diff --git a/pkgdel b/pkgdel
index 161d39f..724135a 100755
--- a/pkgdel
+++ b/pkgdel
@@ -107,16 +107,19 @@ isinstalled() {
 	fi
 }
 
+run_scripts() {
+	if [ "$ROOT_DIR" ]; then
+		xchroot "$ROOT_DIR" sh $@
+	else
+		sh $@
+	fi
+}
+
 parse_opts $(extract_opts "$@")
 
+PKG_DB="/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 INDEX_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/var/lib/scratchpkg/index"
 LOCK_FILE="$ROOT_DIR/var/lib/scratchpkg/spkg.lock"
-
-# disable pre/post remove script when remove from custom root location
-if [ "$ROOT_DIR" != "" ]; then
-	NO_PREREMOVE=yes
-	NO_POSTREMOVE=yes
-fi
 	
 # show help page
 [ "$SHOWHELP" ] || [ -z "$RMNAME" ] && {
@@ -124,8 +127,8 @@ fi
 	ret 0
 }
 
-# check for root access, non-root only allowed if use custom --root= location
-[ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] || [ "$ROOT_DIR" ] || {
+# check for root access
+[ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] || {
 	echo "Removing package need root access!"
 	ret 1
 }
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ echo "remove: $name-$version-$release..."
 # pre-remove script
 if [ ! "$NO_PREREMOVE" ] && [ -f "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" ]; then
 	(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-		sh "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" pre-remove "$version"
+		run_scripts "$PKG_DB/$name/.pkginstall" pre-remove "$version"
 	)
 fi
 
@@ -187,7 +190,7 @@ rm -f "$reserve" "$dirs" "$remove" "$files"
 # post-remove script	
 if [ ! "$NO_POSTREMOVE" ] && [ -f "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" ]; then
 	(cd "$ROOT_DIR"/
-		sh "$INDEX_DIR/$name/.pkginstall" post-remove "$version"
+		run_scripts "$PKG_DB/$name/.pkginstall" post-remove "$version"
 	)
 fi
 
diff --git a/scratchpkg.alias b/scratchpkg.alias
index e1aeb4b..a3b0eab 100644
--- a/scratchpkg.alias
+++ b/scratchpkg.alias
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 #    <real package> <aliased package>
 #
 # example:
-#    <openssl> <libressl>
+#    openssl libressl
 #
\ No newline at end of file