1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/archsetup b/archsetup
index cc62751..ae87c3a 100755
--- a/archsetup
+++ b/archsetup
@@ -965,6 +965,13 @@ prerequisites() {
     # enable multilib repository (required for 32-bit libraries, Steam, etc.)
     action="enabling multilib repository" && display "task" "$action"
     sed -i '/^#\[multilib\]/{s/^#//;n;s/^#//}' /etc/pacman.conf
+
+    # Keep pacman.conf world-readable. User-level makepkg/yay reads it to
+    # resolve dependencies, so a root-only file makes every AUR build fail with
+    # "/etc/pacman.conf could not be read: Permission denied". Some base images
+    # (a current archangel ISO) ship it 0600; 0644 is the Arch default.
+    chmod 644 /etc/pacman.conf
+
     pacman -Sy >> "$logfile" 2>&1
 
     action="Package Mirrors" && display "subtitle" "$action"