--- /usr/bin/makepkg	2009-11-11 00:58:30.000000000 +0100
+++ /usr/bin/makepkg	2010-02-21 00:38:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -1621,10 +1621,13 @@
 if [ "$ASROOT" -eq 0 \
      -a \( "$DEP_BIN" -eq 1 -o "$RMDEPS" -eq 1 -o "$INSTALL" -eq 1 \) ]; then
 	if [ ! "$(type -p sudo)" ]; then
-		error "$(gettext "Cannot find the sudo binary! Is sudo installed?")"
+		warning "$(gettext "Cannot find the sudo binary! Is sudo installed?")"
 		plain "$(gettext "Missing dependencies cannot be installed or removed as a normal user")"
 		plain "$(gettext "without sudo; install and configure sudo to auto-resolve dependencies.")"
-		exit 1
+sudo() {
+ plain "$(gettext "Enter root password:")"
+ su -- root -c "$*"
+}
 	fi
 fi