=== modified file 'doc/makepkg.8.in'
--- doc/makepkg.8.in
+++ doc/makepkg.8.in
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@
 The \fIsource\fP line is an array of source files required to build the
 package.  Source files must reside in the same directory as the PKGBUILD
 file, unless they have a fully-qualified URL.  Then if the source file
-does not already exist in /var/cache/pacman/src, the file is downloaded
-by wget.
+does not already exist in $SRCDEST ($startdir unless set in makepkg.conf),
+the file is downloaded by wget.
 
 .TP
 .B md5sums \fI(array)\fP

=== modified file 'etc/makepkg.conf'
--- etc/makepkg.conf
+++ etc/makepkg.conf
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 # Specify a fixed directory where all packages will be placed
 #export PKGDEST=/home/packages
+# Similar, but for source files
+#export SRCDEST=/var/cache/pacman/src
 
 # If you want your name to show up in the packages you build, set this.
 #export PACKAGER="John Doe <john@doe.com>"

=== modified file 'scripts/makepkg'
--- scripts/makepkg
+++ scripts/makepkg
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
-myver='2.9.7'
+myver='2.9.9'
 startdir=`pwd`
 PKGDEST=$startdir
+SRCDEST=$startdir
 USE_COLOR="n"
 
 # source Arch's abs.conf if it's present
@@ -427,9 +428,9 @@
 	if [ -f ../$file ]; then
 		msg "    Found $file in build dir"
 		cp ../$file .
-	elif [ -f /var/cache/pacman/src/$file ]; then
+	elif [ -f $SRCDEST/$file ]; then
 		msg "    Using local copy of $file"
-		cp /var/cache/pacman/src/$file .
+		cp $SRCDEST/$file .
 	else
 		# check for a download utility
 		if [ -z "$FTPAGENT" ]; then
@@ -456,10 +457,14 @@
 			msg "Aborting..."
 			exit 1
 		fi
-		if [ "`id -u`" = "0" -a "$INFAKEROOT" != "1" ]; then
-			mkdir -p /var/cache/pacman/src && cp $file /var/cache/pacman/src
+		if mkdir -p $SRCDEST 2&>/dev/null; then
+			if ! cp $file $SRCDEST 2&>/dev/null; then
+				warning "Cannot copy $file to $SRCDEST"
+				plain "Check the permissions for $SRCDEST"
+			fi
 		else
-			cp $file ..
+			warning "Cannot create $SRCDEST"
+			plain "Adjust SRCDEST in /etc/makepkg.conf to another directory."
 		fi
 	fi
 done