diff --git a/contrib/bacman.sh.in b/contrib/bacman.sh.in
index ffb9d6d3..7895a40c 100644
--- a/contrib/bacman.sh.in
+++ b/contrib/bacman.sh.in
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #   This script rebuilds an already installed package using metadata
 #   stored into the pacman database and system files
 #
-#   (c) 2008 - locci <carlocci_at_gmail_dot_com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 locci <carlocci_at_gmail_dot_com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2008-2012 Pacman Development Team <pacman-dev@archlinux.org>
 #
 #   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -90,7 +91,6 @@ if [[ -r ~/.makepkg.conf ]]; then
 	source ~/.makepkg.conf
 fi
 
-pkg_arch=${CARCH:-'unknown'}
 pkg_dest="${PKGDEST:-$PWD}"
 pkg_pkger=${PACKAGER:-'Unknown Packager'}
 
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ fi
 echo "# $(LC_ALL=C date)"            >> .PKGINFO
 echo "#"                    >> .PKGINFO
 
-cat "$pkg_dir"/{desc,files} |
 while read i; do
 	if [[ -z $i ]]; then
 		continue;
@@ -216,6 +215,7 @@ while read i; do
 			;;
 		%ARCH%)
 			echo "arch = $i"    >> .PKGINFO
+			pkg_arch="$i"
 			;;
 		%BUILDDATE%)
 			echo "builddate = $(date -u "+%s")"    >> .PKGINFO
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ while read i; do
 			echo "backup = ${i%%$'\t'*}"   >> .PKGINFO
 			;;
 	esac
-done
+done < <(cat "$pkg_dir"/{desc,files})
 
 comp_files=".PKGINFO"
 
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index fd4eff13..60691c94 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ static int dir_belongsto_pkg(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *dirpath,
 
 	/* check directory is actually in package - used for subdirectory checks */
 	if(!_alpm_filelist_contains(alpm_pkg_get_files(pkg), dirpath)) {
+		_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
+				"directory %s not in package %s\n", dirpath, pkg->name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -356,6 +358,9 @@ static int dir_belongsto_pkg(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *dirpath,
 		}
 
 		if(_alpm_filelist_contains(alpm_pkg_get_files(i->data), dirpath)) {
+			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
+					"file %s also in package %s\n", dirpath,
+					((alpm_pkg_t*)i->data)->name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -390,6 +395,8 @@ static int dir_belongsto_pkg(alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *dirpath,
 				continue;
 			} else {
 				closedir(dir);
+				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
+						"unowned file %s found in directory\n", path);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
@@ -557,7 +564,7 @@ alpm_list_t *_alpm_db_find_fileconflicts(alpm_handle_t *handle,
 				sprintf(dir, "%s/", filestr);
 				if(_alpm_filelist_contains(alpm_pkg_get_files(dbpkg), dir)) {
 					_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG,
-							"check if all files in %s belong to %s\n",
+							"checking if all files in %s belong to %s\n",
 							dir, dbpkg->name);
 					resolved_conflict = dir_belongsto_pkg(handle, dir, dbpkg);
 				}
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 6f7de278..b30e9d04 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ get_integlist() {
 
 generate_checksums() {
 	msg "$(gettext "Generating checksums for source files...")"
-	plain ""
 
 	if ! type -p openssl >/dev/null; then
 		error "$(gettext "Cannot find the %s binary required for generating sourcefile checksums.")" "openssl"