diff -Nur run.orig/cachepacs run/cachepacs
--- run.orig/cachepacs	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ run/cachepacs	2008-08-29 02:34:57.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+#
+# cachepacs -  install pkgs to cache dir, but don't isntall
+#
+# Author: James Meyer  (based on inpacs)
+
+
+# Working directory:
+TMPDIR=/tmp/inpacs$$
+# File containing (filtered) list of base packages + added packages
+basepacks=${TMPDIR}/basepacks
+
+APP="$( basename $0 )"
+
+exitfunc () {
+    # Remove temporary files
+    rm -rf ${TMPDIR}
+    exit $1
+}
+
+# Default pacman db path (this is a statement, not a configuration, so
+# do not change it!)
+DBPATH="/var/lib/pacman"
+
+# Default package cache, on the target
+TARGETCACHE="${CACHE}"
+# A host or remote package cache:
+HOSTCACHE=""
+# Absolute /path/to/file containing list of packages for 2nd install phase:
+ADDEDPACKS=""
+# Source file for base package list:
+BASEPACKSFILE=""
+# Source file for list of vetoed base packages:
+VETOFILE=""
+# Source directory for pacman database directories:
+DBDIR=""
+# pacman executable:
+PACMANX="pacman -f"
+# pacman configuration file
+PACMANK="/etc/pacman.conf"
+
+checkfile ()
+{
+    f=$( readlink -m $1 )
+    if ! [ -f "${f}" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: File doesn't exist: ${f}"
+        exitfunc
+    fi
+}
+
+checkdir ()
+{
+    f=$( readlink -m $1 )
+    if ! [ -d "${f}" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Directory doesn't exist: ${f}"
+        exitfunc
+    fi
+}
+
+
+while getopts ":k:a:c:b:x:y:P:" Option
+do
+  case ${Option} in
+    k ) checkfile ${OPTARG}
+        PACMANK=${f} ;;
+    a ) checkfile ${OPTARG}
+        CACHEPACKSFILE=${f} ;;
+    y ) checkdir ${OPTARG}
+        DBDIR=${f} ;;
+    P ) checkfile ${OPTARG}
+        PACMANX=${f} ;;
+    #* ) usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+shift $((${OPTIND} - 1))
+INSTLDIR="$1"
+
+
+# grep the cachedir out of the installed pacman.conf  
+PCCACHE=`grep CacheDir $INSTLDIR/etc/pacman.conf|cut -d= -f2|cut -d\/ -f2-`
+CACHEDIR=${INSTLDIR}/$PCCACHE
+
+echo "INSTLDIR=${INSTLDIR}"
+echo "PACMANK=${PACMANK}"
+echo "CACHEDIR=${CACHEDIR}"
+echo "DBDIR=${DBDIR}"
+echo "PACMANX=${PACMANX}"
+echo
+
+
+# test if the script is started by root user. If not, exit
+if [ $UID -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Only root can run ${APP}"; exitfunc 1
+fi
+
+echo "//"
+echo "// downloading  packages to  ${CACHEDIR}"
+
+PACMAN="${PACMANX} --config ${PACMANK} --noconfirm"
+
+rm -rf ${TMPDIR}
+mkdir -p ${TMPDIR}
+
+# Helper function for installing a list of packages
+doInstall() {
+    mkdir -p ${INSTLDIR}/sys
+    mkdir -p ${INSTLDIR}/proc
+    mount --bind /sys ${INSTLDIR}/sys
+    mount --bind /proc ${INSTLDIR}/proc
+     ${PACMAN} -r ${INSTLDIR} -Sw  $1
+     RET=$?
+    umount ${INSTLDIR}/proc
+    umount ${INSTLDIR}/sys
+    if [ ${RET} -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "//"
+        echo "// Package $1 FAILED."
+        echo "//"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+
+PACMAN="${PACMAN} --cachedir $CACHEDIR"
+
+########## GET LIST OF CACHE PACKAGES
+echo "//"
+echo "// ** Getting cache package list ..."
+if [ -n "${CACHEPACKSFILE}" ]; then
+    echo "//    from: ${CACHEPACKSFILE}"
+    CACHEPKGS=$( cat ${CACHEPACKSFILE} | grep -v "#" )
+else
+    echo " no cache package file found"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
+doInstall "${CACHEPKGS}"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exitfunc 1; fi
+exitfunc
diff -Nur run.orig/inpacs run/inpacs
--- run.orig/inpacs	2008-08-10 10:51:15.000000000 +0000
+++ run/inpacs	2008-08-29 02:29:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 # Source directory for pacman database directories:
 DBDIR=""
 # pacman executable:
-PACMANX="pacman"
+PACMANX="pacman -f"
 # pacman configuration file
 PACMANK="/etc/pacman.conf"
 
diff -Nur run.orig/jams.larch.patch run/jams.larch.patch
--- run.orig/jams.larch.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ run/jams.larch.patch	2008-08-29 02:34:34.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+Only in run/: cachepacs
+diff -wU4 run.orig/inpacs run/inpacs
+--- run.orig/inpacs	2008-08-10 10:51:15.000000000 +0000
++++ run/inpacs	2008-08-29 02:29:31.000000000 +0000
+@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@
+ VETOFILE=""
+ # Source directory for pacman database directories:
+ DBDIR=""
+ # pacman executable:
+-PACMANX="pacman"
++PACMANX="pacman -f"
+ # pacman configuration file
+ PACMANK="/etc/pacman.conf"
+ 
+ checkfile ()
+diff -wU4 run.orig/mklarch run/mklarch
+--- run.orig/mklarch	2008-08-10 10:51:15.000000000 +0000
++++ run/mklarch	2008-08-29 02:29:45.000000000 +0000
+@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
+ #
+ #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ # 2008.06.22
+ 
+-
+ # directory to use for building the CD - the installation root
+ # It must have LOTS of space, ~ 4GB for a 700MB CD
+ INSTLDIR=/home/larchroot
+ 
+@@ -162,8 +161,9 @@
+ fi
+ 
+ for fd in $( ls -A ${INSTLDIR} ); do
+     rm -rf ${INSTLDIR}/${fd}
++#lookforme 
+ done
+ mkdir -p ${LARCHBUILD}
+ 
+ ############### Call 'inpacs' to do the installation
+@@ -186,9 +186,8 @@
+         exit 1
+     fi
+ fi
+ INPACSO="${INPACSO} -k pacman.conf"
+-
+ # If necessary add the larch repository to pacman.conf
+ if ! grep '^[larch5]' pacman.conf &>/dev/null; then
+     if [ -d larchrepo ]; then
+         larch5path="file://$( readlink -f larchrepo )"
+@@ -198,14 +197,15 @@
+             sysarch="i686"
+         fi
+         larch5path="${larch5path}/${sysarch}"
+     fi
+-    sed "/\[testing\]/ i \
+-[larch5]\n\
+-Server = ${larch5path}\n\
+-#larch5---\n" -i pacman.conf
++    #sed "/\[testing\]/ i \
++	echo "[larch5] " >> pacman.conf
++	echo "Server = ${larch5path}" >> pacman.conf
+ fi
+ 
++
++
+ if ! which pacman &>/dev/null; then
+     if ! [ -x ${startdir}/pacman ]; then
+         echo "ERROR: Couldn't find pacman executable"
+         exit 1
+@@ -217,17 +217,21 @@
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+ 
+ # Use build version of pacman.conf in live system, without [larch5] repository.
+ # This can be overwritten by a pacman.conf in the profile's overlay.
++
+ rm -f ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
+-if [ -f pacman.conf.0 ]; then
++if [ -f ${PROFILE}/pacman.conf ]; then
+     # This file should be used in preference to pacman.conf - it is created by
+     # larch-setup on non-Arch systems before commenting out the 'Include' lines.
+-    cp pacman.conf.0 ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
++    cp ${PROFILE}/pacman.conf  ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
+ else
+     sed '/^\[larch5\]/,/^ *$/ d' <pacman.conf >${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
+ fi
+ 
++cachepacs -a ${PROFILE}/cache_packs  $INPACSO -d ${INSTLDIR}
++
++
+ # Generate glibc locales
+ if [ -f ${PROFILE}/locale.gen ]; then
+     echo
+     echo "********** Generating locales **********"
+@@ -247,8 +251,17 @@
+ fi
+ 
+ echo "// ${APP} finished installation of Arch system"
+ echo "//"
++
++#run script to post-process the new installation
++if [ -f ${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ]
++then
++	${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ${INSTLDIR} ${PROFILE}
++	echo ${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ${INSTLDIR} ${PROFILE}
++fi
++
++
+ if [ -z "${NOLIVE}" ]; then
+     # Get live CD build functions
+     . ${LARCHDATA}/buildlive
+     mklive
diff -Nur run.orig/mklarch run/mklarch
--- run.orig/mklarch	2008-08-10 10:51:15.000000000 +0000
+++ run/mklarch	2008-08-29 02:29:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 2008.06.22
 
-
 # directory to use for building the CD - the installation root
 # It must have LOTS of space, ~ 4GB for a 700MB CD
 INSTLDIR=/home/larchroot
@@ -163,6 +162,7 @@
 
 for fd in $( ls -A ${INSTLDIR} ); do
     rm -rf ${INSTLDIR}/${fd}
+#lookforme 
 done
 mkdir -p ${LARCHBUILD}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
     fi
 fi
 INPACSO="${INPACSO} -k pacman.conf"
-
 # If necessary add the larch repository to pacman.conf
 if ! grep '^[larch5]' pacman.conf &>/dev/null; then
     if [ -d larchrepo ]; then
@@ -199,12 +198,13 @@
         fi
         larch5path="${larch5path}/${sysarch}"
     fi
-    sed "/\[testing\]/ i \
-[larch5]\n\
-Server = ${larch5path}\n\
-#larch5---\n" -i pacman.conf
+    #sed "/\[testing\]/ i \
+	echo "[larch5] " >> pacman.conf
+	echo "Server = ${larch5path}" >> pacman.conf
 fi
 
+
+
 if ! which pacman &>/dev/null; then
     if ! [ -x ${startdir}/pacman ]; then
         echo "ERROR: Couldn't find pacman executable"
@@ -218,15 +218,19 @@
 
 # Use build version of pacman.conf in live system, without [larch5] repository.
 # This can be overwritten by a pacman.conf in the profile's overlay.
+
 rm -f ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
-if [ -f pacman.conf.0 ]; then
+if [ -f ${PROFILE}/pacman.conf ]; then
     # This file should be used in preference to pacman.conf - it is created by
     # larch-setup on non-Arch systems before commenting out the 'Include' lines.
-    cp pacman.conf.0 ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
+    cp ${PROFILE}/pacman.conf  ${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
 else
     sed '/^\[larch5\]/,/^ *$/ d' <pacman.conf >${INSTLDIR}/etc/pacman.conf
 fi
 
+cachepacs -a ${PROFILE}/cache_packs  $INPACSO -d ${INSTLDIR}
+
+
 # Generate glibc locales
 if [ -f ${PROFILE}/locale.gen ]; then
     echo
@@ -248,6 +252,15 @@
 
 echo "// ${APP} finished installation of Arch system"
 echo "//"
+
+#run script to post-process the new installation
+if [ -f ${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ]
+then
+	${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ${INSTLDIR} ${PROFILE}
+	echo ${PROFILE}/post-process.sh ${INSTLDIR} ${PROFILE}
+fi
+
+
 if [ -z "${NOLIVE}" ]; then
     # Get live CD build functions
     . ${LARCHDATA}/buildlive