diff -uNr abuild-3.2.0/abuild.in abuild-3.2.0.mod/abuild.in
--- abuild-3.2.0/abuild.in	2018-06-22 10:24:10.000000000 +0300
+++ abuild-3.2.0.mod/abuild.in	2018-11-18 15:51:27.863075393 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/ash -e
+#!/bin/bash -e
 
 # abuild - build apk packages (light version of makepkg)
 # Copyright (c) 2008-2015 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@
 . "$datadir/functions.sh"
 
 # defaults
-: ${FAKEROOT:="fakeroot"}
-: ${SUDO_APK:="abuild-apk"}
 : ${APK:="apk"}
-: ${ADDUSER:="abuild-adduser"}
-: ${ADDGROUP:="abuild-addgroup"}
 
 apk_opt_wait="--wait 30"
 
@@ -544,26 +540,6 @@
 	return 0
 }
 
-mkusers() {
-	local i
-	for i in $pkggroups; do
-		if ! getent group $i >/dev/null; then
-			msg "Creating group $i"
-			$ADDGROUP -S $i || return 1
-		fi
-	done
-	for i in $pkgusers; do
-		if ! getent passwd $i >/dev/null; then
-			local gopt=
-			msg "Creating user $i"
-			if getent group $i >/dev/null; then
-				gopt="-G $i"
-			fi
-			$ADDUSER -S -D -H $gopt $i || return 1
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
 # helper to update config.sub to a recent version
 update_config_sub() {
 	find . -name config.sub | (local changed=false; while read f; do
@@ -933,7 +909,7 @@
 
 	echo "# Generated by $(basename $0) $program_version" >"$pkginfo"
 	if [ -n "$FAKEROOTKEY" ]; then
-		echo "# using $($FAKEROOT -v)" >> "$pkginfo"
+		echo "# using $(fakeroot -v)" >> "$pkginfo"
 	fi
 	echo "# $(date -u)" >> "$pkginfo"
 	cat >> "$pkginfo" <<-EOF
@@ -1502,14 +1478,11 @@
 }
 
 build_abuildrepo() {
-	local d apk _build=build _check=check_fakeroot
+	local d apk _build=build _check=check
 	if ! is_function package; then
 		# if package() is missing then build is called from rootpkg
 		_build=true
 	fi
-	if options_has "!checkroot"; then
-		_check=check
-	fi
 	if ! want_check; then
 		_check=true
 	fi
@@ -1524,7 +1497,6 @@
 		fetch
 		unpack
 		prepare
-		mkusers
 		$_build
 		$_check
 		rootpkg
@@ -1747,33 +1719,17 @@
 	type "$1" 2>&1 | head -n 1 | egrep -q "is a (shell )?function"
 }
 
-do_fakeroot() {
-	if [ -n "$FAKEROOT" ]; then
-		$FAKEROOT -- "$@"
-	else
-		"$@"
-	fi
-}
-
-# wrap check() with fakeroot
-check_fakeroot() {
-	cd "$startdir"
-	[ -n "$FAKEROOT" ] && msg "Entering fakeroot..."
-	do_fakeroot "$abuild_path" $color_opt $keep_build check
-}
-
-# build and package in fakeroot
+# build and package
 rootpkg() {
 	local _package=package
 	if ! is_function package; then
-		# if package() is missing then run 'build' in fakeroot instead
+		# if package() is missing then run 'build' instead
 		warning "No package() function in APKBUILD"
 		_package=build
 	fi
 	cd "$startdir"
 	rm -rf "$pkgdir"
-	[ -n "$FAKEROOT" ] && msg "Entering fakeroot..."
-	do_fakeroot "$abuild_path" $color_opt $keep_build \
+	"$abuild_path" $color_opt $keep_build \
 		$_package \
 		prepare_subpackages \
 		prepare_language_packs \
@@ -2096,7 +2052,7 @@
 			$install_deps $recursive $upgrade $color_opt \
 			abuildindex || return 1
 	done
-	$SUDO_APK add --upgrade --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" \
+	$APK add --upgrade --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" \
 		$apk_opt_wait \
 		--virtual .makedepends-$pkgname $builddeps \
 		|| return 1
@@ -2125,14 +2081,11 @@
 }
 
 rootbld_actions() {
-	local part _build=build _check=check_fakeroot
+	local part _build=build _check=check
 	if ! is_function package; then
 		# if package() is missing then build is called from rootpkg
 		_build=true
 	fi
-	if options_has "!checkroot"; then
-		_check=check
-	fi
 	if ! want_check; then
 		_check=true
 	fi
@@ -2163,8 +2116,6 @@
 
 	msg "Preparing build chroot..."
 
-	mkusers
-
 	BUILD_ROOT=$(mktemp -d /var/tmp/abuild.XXXXXXXXXX)
 	local aportsgit=${APORTSDIR:-${startdir}}
 
@@ -2205,7 +2156,7 @@
 	) < "$repo_template" > "$BUILD_ROOT/etc/apk/repositories"
 
 	calcdeps
-	$SUDO_APK add --initdb --root "$BUILD_ROOT" --update \
+	$APK add --initdb --root "$BUILD_ROOT" --update \
 		abuild alpine-base build-base git $hostdeps $builddeps
 
 	local bwrap_opts=""
@@ -2346,22 +2297,22 @@
 
 	local _quiet="$1"
 	[ -z "$_quiet" ] && msg "Installing for build:$builddeps"
-	$SUDO_APK add $_quiet $apk_opt_wait --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" \
+	$APK add $_quiet $apk_opt_wait --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" \
 		--virtual .makedepends-$pkgname \
 		$builddeps \
 		|| return 1
 	if [ -n "$CBUILDROOT" ]; then
 		[ -z "$_quiet" ] && msg "Installing for host:$hostdeps"
-		$SUDO_APK add $_quiet --root "$CBUILDROOT" --arch "$CTARGET_ARCH" --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" $apk_opt_wait \
+		$APK add $_quiet --root "$CBUILDROOT" --arch "$CTARGET_ARCH" --repository "$REPODEST/$repo" $apk_opt_wait \
 			--no-scripts --virtual .makedepends-$pkgname $hostdeps || return 1
 	fi
 }
 
 undeps() {
 	local _quiet="$@"
-	$SUDO_APK del $_quiet $apk_opt_wait .makedepends-$pkgname || :
+	$APK del $_quiet $apk_opt_wait .makedepends-$pkgname || :
 	if [ -n "$CBUILDROOT" ]; then
-		$SUDO_APK del $_quiet --root "$CBUILDROOT" --arch "$CTARGET_ARCH" $apk_opt_wait \
+		$APK del $_quiet --root "$CBUILDROOT" --arch "$CTARGET_ARCH" $apk_opt_wait \
 			--no-scripts .makedepends-$pkgname || :
 	fi
 }
@@ -2481,7 +2432,7 @@
 		  package     Install project into $pkgdir
 		  prepare     Apply patches
 		  rootbld     Build package in clean chroot
-		  rootpkg     Run 'package', the split functions and create apks as fakeroot
+		  rootpkg     Run 'package', the split functions and create apks
 		  sanitycheck Basic sanity check of APKBUILD
 		  snapshot    Create a \$giturl or \$svnurl snapshot and upload to \$disturl
 		  sourcecheck Check if remote source package exists upstream
@@ -2563,7 +2514,7 @@
 if [ -z "$REPODEST" ]; then
 	warning "REPODEST is not set and is now required. Defaulting to ~/packages"
 	[ -n "$PKGDEST" ] && die "PKGDEST is no longer supported."
-	REPODEST="~/packages"
+	REPODEST="$HOME/packages"
 fi
 
 # for recursive action