diff -urN a/include/buildmacros b/include/buildmacros
--- a/include/buildmacros	2011-12-27 23:32:31.554197934 -0600
+++ b/include/buildmacros	2011-12-27 23:33:17.895485348 -0600
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	  $(LFILES:.l=.o) \
 	  $(YFILES:%.y=%.tab.o)
 
-INSTALL	= $(TOPDIR)/install-sh -o $(PKG_USER) -g $(PKG_GROUP)
+INSTALL	= $(TOPDIR)/install-sh
 
 IMAGES_DIR = $(TOPDIR)/all-images
 DIST_DIR = $(TOPDIR)/dist
diff -urN a/include/install-sh b/include/install-sh
--- a/include/install-sh	2011-12-27 23:32:31.556198121 -0600
+++ b/include/install-sh	2011-12-27 23:32:57.012201738 -0600
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 #       set           set      |    yes        yes
 #
 _usage() {
-    echo "Usage: $prog [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] -d directory"
-    echo "or     $prog [-D] [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] file directory/file"
-    echo "or     $prog [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] file [file ...] directory"
+    echo "Usage: $prog [-m mode] -d directory"
+    echo "or     $prog [-m mode] file directory/file"
+    echo "or     $prog [-m mode] file [file ...] directory"
     echo "or     $prog -S file target  (creates \"target\" symlink)"
-    echo "or     $prog -T lt_arg [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] libtool.lai directory"
+    echo "or     $prog -T lt_arg [-m mode] libtool.lai directory"
     echo ""
     echo "The \$DIST_MANIFEST and \$DIST_ROOT environment variables affect the"
     echo "behaviour of this command - see comments in the script."
@@ -38,32 +38,6 @@
     exit 1
 }
 
-_chown ()
-{
-    _st=255
-    if [ $# -eq 3 ] ; then
-	chown $1:$2 $3
-	_st=$?
-	if [ $_st -ne 0 ] ; then
-	    if [ $REAL_UID != '0' ] ; then
-		if [ ! -f $DIST_ROOT/.chown.quiet ] ; then
-		    echo '==============================================='
-		    echo Ownership of files under ${DIST_ROOT:-/}
-		    echo cannot be changed
-		    echo '==============================================='
-		    if [ -n "$DIST_ROOT" ] ; then
-			touch $DIST_ROOT/.chown.quiet
-		    fi
-		fi
-	       _st=0
-	    fi     
-	fi
-    fi
-
-    return $_st
-}
-
-
 _manifest ()
 { 
     echo $* | sed -e 's/\/\//\//g' >>${DIST_MANIFEST:-/dev/null}
@@ -77,9 +51,6 @@
 Tflag=false
 DIRMODE=755
 FILEMODE=644
-OWNER=`id -u`
-GROUP=`id -g`
-REAL_UID=$OWNER
 
 # default is to install and don't append manifest
 INSTALL=true
@@ -92,24 +63,16 @@
 
 if $INSTALL
 then
-    CP=cp; LN=ln; MKDIR=mkdir; CHMOD=chmod; CHOWN=_chown
+    CP=cp; LN=ln; MKDIR=mkdir; CHMOD=chmod;
 else
-    CP=true; LN=true; MKDIR=true; CHMOD=true; CHOWN=true
+    CP=true; LN=true; MKDIR=true; CHMOD=true;
 fi
 
-[ -n "$DIST_ROOT" -a $REAL_UID -ne 0 ] && CHOWN=true
-
-while getopts "Dcm:d:S:o:g:T:" c $*
+while getopts "Dcm:d:S:T:" c $*
 do
    case $c in
    c)
 	;;
-   g)
-	GROUP=$OPTARG
-	;;
-   o)
-	OWNER=$OPTARG
-	;;
    m)
 	DIRMODE=`expr $OPTARG`
 	FILEMODE=$DIRMODE
@@ -144,18 +107,7 @@
     # first usage
     #
     $MKDIR -p $dir 
-    status=$?
-    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-    then
-	$CHMOD $DIRMODE $dir
-	status=$?
-    fi
-    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-    then
-	$CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir
-	status=$?
-    fi
-    $MANIFEST d $DIRMODE $OWNER $GROUP ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
+    $MANIFEST d $DIRMODE ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
 elif $Sflag
 then
     #
@@ -201,7 +153,7 @@
 			install_name=$target/$solib
 			$CP $solib $install_name
 			status=$?
-			$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$solib ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
+			$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$solib ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
 			break
 		fi
 	done
@@ -252,7 +204,7 @@
 	install_name=$target/$old_library
 	$CP $old_library $install_name
 	status=$?
-	$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$old_library ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
+	$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$old_library ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "$prog: -T $lt_install invalid"
@@ -265,7 +217,6 @@
 	if [ $status -eq 0 ]
 	then
 		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $install_name
-		$CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $install_name
 	fi
 	;;
     esac
@@ -290,23 +241,10 @@
 	then 
 	    if [ -f $dir/$f ]
 	    then
-		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir/$f
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir/$f
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
 	    else
 		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$dir ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$dir ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
 	    fi
 	fi
     else
@@ -332,14 +270,7 @@
 	    status=$?
 	    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
 	    then
-		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir/$f
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir/$f
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
 	    fi
 	    [ $status -ne 0 ] && break
 	done
diff -urN a/install-sh b/install-sh
--- a/install-sh	2011-12-27 23:32:31.565200349 -0600
+++ b/install-sh	2011-12-27 23:32:51.854178224 -0600
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
 #       set           set      |    yes        yes
 #
 _usage() {
-    echo "Usage: $prog [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] -d directory"
-    echo "or     $prog [-D] [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] file directory/file"
-    echo "or     $prog [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] file [file ...] directory"
+    echo "Usage: $prog [-m mode] -d directory"
+    echo "or     $prog [-m mode] file directory/file"
+    echo "or     $prog [-m mode] file [file ...] directory"
     echo "or     $prog -S file target  (creates \"target\" symlink)"
-    echo "or     $prog -T lt_arg [-o owner] [-g group] [-m mode] libtool.lai directory"
+    echo "or     $prog -T lt_arg [-m mode] libtool.lai directory"
     echo ""
     echo "The \$DIST_MANIFEST and \$DIST_ROOT environment variables affect the"
     echo "behaviour of this command - see comments in the script."
@@ -38,32 +38,6 @@
     exit 1
 }
 
-_chown ()
-{
-    _st=255
-    if [ $# -eq 3 ] ; then
-	chown $1:$2 $3
-	_st=$?
-	if [ $_st -ne 0 ] ; then
-	    if [ $REAL_UID != '0' ] ; then
-		if [ ! -f $DIST_ROOT/.chown.quiet ] ; then
-		    echo '==============================================='
-		    echo Ownership of files under ${DIST_ROOT:-/}
-		    echo cannot be changed
-		    echo '==============================================='
-		    if [ -n "$DIST_ROOT" ] ; then
-			touch $DIST_ROOT/.chown.quiet
-		    fi
-		fi
-	       _st=0
-	    fi     
-	fi
-    fi
-
-    return $_st
-}
-
-
 _manifest ()
 { 
     echo $* | sed -e 's/\/\//\//g' >>${DIST_MANIFEST:-/dev/null}
@@ -77,9 +51,6 @@
 Tflag=false
 DIRMODE=755
 FILEMODE=644
-OWNER=`id -u`
-GROUP=`id -g`
-REAL_UID=$OWNER
 
 # default is to install and don't append manifest
 INSTALL=true
@@ -92,24 +63,16 @@
 
 if $INSTALL
 then
-    CP=cp; LN=ln; MKDIR=mkdir; CHMOD=chmod; CHOWN=_chown
+    CP=cp; LN=ln; MKDIR=mkdir; CHMOD=chmod;
 else
-    CP=true; LN=true; MKDIR=true; CHMOD=true; CHOWN=true
+    CP=true; LN=true; MKDIR=true; CHMOD=true;
 fi
 
-[ -n "$DIST_ROOT" -a $REAL_UID -ne 0 ] && CHOWN=true
-
-while getopts "Dcm:d:S:o:g:T:" c $*
+while getopts "Dcm:d:S:T:" c $*
 do
    case $c in
    c)
 	;;
-   g)
-	GROUP=$OPTARG
-	;;
-   o)
-	OWNER=$OPTARG
-	;;
    m)
 	DIRMODE=`expr $OPTARG`
 	FILEMODE=$DIRMODE
@@ -144,18 +107,7 @@
     # first usage
     #
     $MKDIR -p $dir 
-    status=$?
-    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-    then
-	$CHMOD $DIRMODE $dir
-	status=$?
-    fi
-    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-    then
-	$CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir
-	status=$?
-    fi
-    $MANIFEST d $DIRMODE $OWNER $GROUP ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
+    $MANIFEST d $DIRMODE ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
 elif $Sflag
 then
     #
@@ -201,7 +153,7 @@
 			install_name=$target/$solib
 			$CP $solib $install_name
 			status=$?
-			$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$solib ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
+			$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$solib ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
 			break
 		fi
 	done
@@ -252,7 +204,7 @@
 	install_name=$target/$old_library
 	$CP $old_library $install_name
 	status=$?
-	$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$old_library ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
+	$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$old_library ${install_name#$DIST_ROOT}
 	;;
     *)
 	echo "$prog: -T $lt_install invalid"
@@ -265,7 +217,6 @@
 	if [ $status -eq 0 ]
 	then
 		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $install_name
-		$CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $install_name
 	fi
 	;;
     esac
@@ -290,23 +241,10 @@
 	then 
 	    if [ -f $dir/$f ]
 	    then
-		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir/$f
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir/$f
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
 	    else
 		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$dir ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$dir ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}
 	    fi
 	fi
     else
@@ -332,14 +270,7 @@
 	    status=$?
 	    if [ $status -eq 0 ]
 	    then
-		$CHMOD $FILEMODE $dir/$f
-		status=$?
-		if [ $status -eq 0 ]
-		then
-		    $CHOWN $OWNER $GROUP $dir/$f
-		    status=$?
-		fi
-		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $OWNER $GROUP $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
+		$MANIFEST f $FILEMODE $HERE/$f ${dir#$DIST_ROOT}/$f
 	    fi
 	    [ $status -ne 0 ] && break
 	done
