--- trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2011/01/28 21:30:39	1210
+++ trunk/mage/usr/lib/mage/mage4.functions.sh	2011/01/28 21:39:01	1211
@@ -360,7 +360,11 @@
 		[[ ${VERBOSE} = on ]] && echo -e "\t>>> PIPE: ${MROOT}${pathto}"
 
 		mkfifo -m "${posix}" "${MROOT}${pathto}"
-		chown "${user}:${group}" "${MROOT}${pathto}"
+		# make it optional atm !!
+		if [[ ! -z ${user} ]] && [[ ! -z ${group} ]]
+		then
+			chown "${user}:${group}" "${MROOT}${pathto}"
+		fi
 	done < ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/.pipes
 
 	# very important: unsetting the '§' fieldseperator
@@ -400,7 +404,12 @@
 		[[ ${VERBOSE} = on ]] && echo -e "\t>>> CHAR: ${MROOT}${pathto}"
 
 		mknod -m ${posix} "${MROOT}${pathto}" c ${major} ${minor}
-		chown "${user}:${group}" "${MROOT}${pathto}"
+
+		# make it optional atm !!
+		if [[ ! -z ${user} ]] && [[ ! -z ${group} ]]
+		then
+			chown "${user}:${group}" "${MROOT}${pathto}"
+		fi
 	done < ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/.char
 
 	# very important: unsetting the '§' fieldseperator
@@ -426,7 +435,9 @@
 	# check needed global vars
 	[ -z "${BUILDDIR}" ] && die "install_fifos() \$BUILDDIR not set."
 
-	[ ! -f ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/.fifo ] && die "install_fifos() .fifo not found"
+	# make it optional atm !!
+	#[ ! -f ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/.fifo ] && die "install_fifos() .fifo not found"
+	[ ! -f ${BUILDDIR}/${pkgname}/.fifo ] && return
 
 	# sets fieldseperator to "§" instead of " "
 	IFS=§
@@ -1077,7 +1088,9 @@
 	# check needed global vars
 	[ -z "${BUILDDIR}" ] && die "remove_fifos() \$BUILDDIR not set."
 
-	[ ! -f ${MROOT}${INSTALLDB}/${pfull}/.fifo ] && die "remove_fifos() .fifo not found"
+	# make it optional atm !!
+	#[ ! -f ${MROOT}${INSTALLDB}/${pfull}/.fifo ] && die "remove_fifos() .fifo not found"
+	[ ! -f ${MROOT}${INSTALLDB}/${pfull}/.fifo ] && return
 
 	# sets fieldseperator to "§" instead of " "
 	IFS=§