Use fakeroot to build debs unless run as root

deb.c

@@ -584,7 +584,12 @@ make_subpackage(const char     *prodname,
   if (Verbosity)
     printf("Building Debian %s binary distribution...\n", name);
 
-  if (run_command(directory, "dpkg --build %s", name))
+  // run with 'fakeroot' if command available and epm not run as root
+  if (geteuid() && !run_command(NULL, "fakeroot --version")) {
+    if (run_command(directory, "fakeroot dpkg --build %s", name))
+      return (1);
+  }
+  else if (run_command(directory, "dpkg --build %s", name))
     return (1);
 
  /*

epm.c

@@ -558,9 +558,11 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of command-line args */
         i = make_slackware(prodname, directory, platname, dist, &platform);
 	break;
     case PACKAGE_DEB :
-        if (geteuid())
+        // check whether EPM is run as root or fakeroot is available
+        if (geteuid() && run_command(NULL, "fakeroot --version"))
 	  fputs("epm: Warning - file permissions and ownership may not be correct\n"
-	        "     in Debian packages unless you run EPM as root!\n", stderr);
+                "     in Debian packages unless you run EPM as root or the 'fakeroot'\n"
+                "     command is available!\n", stderr);
 
         i = make_deb(prodname, directory, platname, dist, &platform);
 	break;