diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9f33db7cd6..11fa8ec18e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/rpm.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/deb.am
 include $(top_srcdir)/config/tgz.am
+include $(top_srcdir)/config/arch.am
 
 if CONFIG_USER
 USER_DIR = lib cmd scripts
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index e47e16f0b8..23f20662f5 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@
 #
 ###############################################################################
 
+###############################################################################
+# Written by Prakash Surya <surya1@llnl.gov>
+###############################################################################
+# Build targets for RPM packages.
+###############################################################################
+
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 pkgdatadir = $(datadir)/@PACKAGE@
 pkgincludedir = $(includedir)/@PACKAGE@
@@ -73,10 +79,12 @@ host_triplet = @host@
 target_triplet = @target@
 DIST_COMMON = $(am__configure_deps) $(noinst_HEADERS) \
 	$(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(srcdir)/Makefile.in \
+	$(srcdir)/PKGBUILD-spl-modules.in $(srcdir)/PKGBUILD-spl.in \
 	$(srcdir)/spl-modules.spec.in $(srcdir)/spl.spec.in \
-	$(srcdir)/spl_config.h.in $(top_srcdir)/config/deb.am \
-	$(top_srcdir)/config/rpm.am $(top_srcdir)/config/tgz.am \
-	$(top_srcdir)/configure $(top_srcdir)/module/Makefile.in \
+	$(srcdir)/spl_config.h.in $(top_srcdir)/config/arch.am \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/deb.am $(top_srcdir)/config/rpm.am \
+	$(top_srcdir)/config/tgz.am $(top_srcdir)/configure \
+	$(top_srcdir)/module/Makefile.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/module/spl/Makefile.in \
 	$(top_srcdir)/module/splat/Makefile.in AUTHORS COPYING \
 	ChangeLog INSTALL config/config.guess config/config.sub \
@@ -93,7 +101,8 @@ am__CONFIG_DISTCLEAN_FILES = config.status config.cache config.log \
 mkinstalldirs = $(install_sh) -d
 CONFIG_HEADER = spl_config.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES = module/Makefile module/spl/Makefile \
-	module/splat/Makefile spl.spec spl-modules.spec
+	module/splat/Makefile spl.spec spl-modules.spec PKGBUILD-spl \
+	PKGBUILD-spl-modules
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
 AM_V_GEN = $(am__v_GEN_$(V))
 am__v_GEN_ = $(am__v_GEN_$(AM_DEFAULT_VERBOSITY))
@@ -191,6 +200,8 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_ALIEN = @HAVE_ALIEN@
 HAVE_DPKG = @HAVE_DPKG@
 HAVE_DPKGBUILD = @HAVE_DPKGBUILD@
+HAVE_MAKEPKG = @HAVE_MAKEPKG@
+HAVE_PACMAN = @HAVE_PACMAN@
 HAVE_RPM = @HAVE_RPM@
 HAVE_RPMBUILD = @HAVE_RPMBUILD@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -215,6 +226,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEPKG = @MAKEPKG@
+MAKEPKG_VERSION = @MAKEPKG_VERSION@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
@@ -228,6 +241,8 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PACMAN = @PACMAN@
+PACMAN_VERSION = @PACMAN_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RPM = @RPM@
@@ -320,7 +335,7 @@ all: spl_config.h
 .SUFFIXES:
 am--refresh:
 	@:
-$(srcdir)/Makefile.in: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(top_srcdir)/config/rpm.am $(top_srcdir)/config/deb.am $(top_srcdir)/config/tgz.am $(am__configure_deps)
+$(srcdir)/Makefile.in: @MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE@ $(srcdir)/Makefile.am $(top_srcdir)/config/rpm.am $(top_srcdir)/config/deb.am $(top_srcdir)/config/tgz.am $(top_srcdir)/config/arch.am $(am__configure_deps)
 	@for dep in $?; do \
 	  case '$(am__configure_deps)' in \
 	    *$$dep*) \
@@ -379,6 +394,10 @@ spl.spec: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/spl.spec.in
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $@
 spl-modules.spec: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/spl-modules.spec.in
 	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $@
+PKGBUILD-spl: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/PKGBUILD-spl.in
+	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $@
+PKGBUILD-spl-modules: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/PKGBUILD-spl-modules.in
+	cd $(top_builddir) && $(SHELL) ./config.status $@
 
 mostlyclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f *.lo
@@ -955,6 +974,41 @@ tgz-utils: tgz-local rpm-utils
 
 tgz: tgz-modules tgz-utils
 
+sarch-modules:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}-modules" sarch-common
+
+sarch-utils:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}" sarch-common
+
+sarch: sarch-modules sarch-utils
+
+arch-modules:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}-modules" arch-common
+
+arch-utils:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}" arch-common
+
+arch: arch-modules arch-utils
+
+arch-local:
+	@(if test "${HAVE_MAKEPKG}" = "no"; then \
+		echo -e "\n" \
+	"*** Required util ${MAKEPKG} missing.  Please install the\n" \
+	"*** package for your distribution which provides ${MAKEPKG},\n" \
+	"*** re-run configure, and try again.\n"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi;)
+
+sarch-common: dist
+	pkgbuild=PKGBUILD-$(pkg); \
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) arch-local || exit 1; \
+	$(MAKEPKG) --allsource --skipinteg --nodeps -p $$pkgbuild || exit 1;
+
+arch-common: dist
+	pkgbuild=PKGBUILD-$(pkg); \
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) arch-local || exit 1; \
+	$(MAKEPKG) --skipinteg -p $$pkgbuild || exit 1;
+
 distclean-local::
 	-$(RM) -R autom4te*.cache
 	-find . \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o -name CVS \
diff --git a/PKGBUILD-spl-modules.in b/PKGBUILD-spl-modules.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a04bd4fcf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PKGBUILD-spl-modules.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Maintainer: Prakash Surya <surya1@llnl.gov>
+pkgname=@SPL_META_NAME@-modules
+pkgver=@SPL_META_VERSION@
+pkgrel=@SPL_META_RELEASE@
+pkgdesc="Contains kernel modules for emulating Solaris style primatives in the linux kernel."
+arch=(x86_64)
+url="git://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl.git"
+license=(@LICENSE@)
+source=(@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@.tar.gz)
+
+build() {
+	cd $srcdir/@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@
+	./configure --with-config=kernel \
+	            --prefix=/usr \
+	            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+	            --libexecdir=/usr/lib
+	make
+}
+
+package() {
+	cd $srcdir/@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@
+	make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install
+}
diff --git a/PKGBUILD-spl.in b/PKGBUILD-spl.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc27f4626d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PKGBUILD-spl.in
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Maintainer: Prakash Surya <surya1@llnl.gov>
+pkgname=@SPL_META_NAME@
+pkgver=@SPL_META_VERSION@
+pkgrel=@SPL_META_RELEASE@
+pkgdesc="Contains the support utilities for the spl."
+arch=(x86_64)
+url="git://github.com/zfsonlinux/spl.git"
+license=(@LICENSE@)
+source=(@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@.tar.gz)
+
+build() {
+	cd $srcdir/@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@
+	./configure --with-config=user \
+	            --prefix=/usr \
+	            --sysconfdir=/etc \
+	            --libexecdir=/usr/lib
+	make
+}
+
+package() {
+	cd $srcdir/@SPL_META_NAME@-@SPL_META_VERSION@
+	make DESTDIR=$pkgdir install
+}
diff --git a/cmd/Makefile.in b/cmd/Makefile.in
index 7f87fb2ec2..5d6e0c9f07 100644
--- a/cmd/Makefile.in
+++ b/cmd/Makefile.in
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_ALIEN = @HAVE_ALIEN@
 HAVE_DPKG = @HAVE_DPKG@
 HAVE_DPKGBUILD = @HAVE_DPKGBUILD@
+HAVE_MAKEPKG = @HAVE_MAKEPKG@
+HAVE_PACMAN = @HAVE_PACMAN@
 HAVE_RPM = @HAVE_RPM@
 HAVE_RPMBUILD = @HAVE_RPMBUILD@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEPKG = @MAKEPKG@
+MAKEPKG_VERSION = @MAKEPKG_VERSION@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
@@ -173,6 +177,8 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PACMAN = @PACMAN@
+PACMAN_VERSION = @PACMAN_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RPM = @RPM@
diff --git a/config/arch.am b/config/arch.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..591013afd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/arch.am
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+###############################################################################
+# Written by Prakash Surya <surya1@llnl.gov>
+###############################################################################
+# Build targets for RPM packages.
+###############################################################################
+
+sarch-modules:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}-modules" sarch-common
+
+sarch-utils:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}" sarch-common
+
+sarch: sarch-modules sarch-utils
+
+arch-modules:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}-modules" arch-common
+
+arch-utils:
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) pkg="${PACKAGE}" arch-common
+
+arch: arch-modules arch-utils
+
+arch-local:
+	@(if test "${HAVE_MAKEPKG}" = "no"; then \
+		echo -e "\n" \
+	"*** Required util ${MAKEPKG} missing.  Please install the\n" \
+	"*** package for your distribution which provides ${MAKEPKG},\n" \
+	"*** re-run configure, and try again.\n"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	fi;)
+
+sarch-common: dist
+	pkgbuild=PKGBUILD-$(pkg); \
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) arch-local || exit 1; \
+	$(MAKEPKG) --allsource --skipinteg --nodeps -p $$pkgbuild || exit 1;
+
+arch-common: dist
+	pkgbuild=PKGBUILD-$(pkg); \
+	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) arch-local || exit 1; \
+	$(MAKEPKG) --skipinteg -p $$pkgbuild || exit 1;
diff --git a/config/spl-build.m4 b/config/spl-build.m4
index d0bd97cb4b..2297937c0a 100644
--- a/config/spl-build.m4
+++ b/config/spl-build.m4
@@ -297,6 +297,48 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_DPKG], [
 	AC_SUBST(DPKGBUILD_VERSION)
 ])
 
+dnl #
+dnl # Check for pacman+makepkg to build Arch Linux packages.  If these
+dnl # tools are missing it is non-fatal but you will not be able to
+dnl # build Arch Linux packages and will be warned if you try too.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_PACMAN], [
+	PACMAN=pacman
+	MAKEPKG=makepkg
+
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $PACMAN is available])
+	tmp=$($PACMAN --version 2>/dev/null)
+	AS_IF([test -n "$tmp"], [
+		PACMAN_VERSION=$(echo $tmp |
+		                 $AWK '/Pacman/ { print $[3] }' |
+		                 $SED 's/^v//')
+		HAVE_PACMAN=yes
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_PACMAN ($PACMAN_VERSION)])
+	],[
+		HAVE_PACMAN=no
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_PACMAN])
+	])
+
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $MAKEPKG is available])
+	tmp=$($MAKEPKG --version 2>/dev/null)
+	AS_IF([test -n "$tmp"], [
+		MAKEPKG_VERSION=$(echo $tmp | $AWK '/makepkg/ { print $[3] }')
+		HAVE_MAKEPKG=yes
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_MAKEPKG ($MAKEPKG_VERSION)])
+	],[
+		HAVE_MAKEPKG=no
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([$HAVE_MAKEPKG])
+	])
+
+	AC_SUBST(HAVE_PACMAN)
+	AC_SUBST(PACMAN)
+	AC_SUBST(PACMAN_VERSION)
+
+	AC_SUBST(HAVE_MAKEPKG)
+	AC_SUBST(MAKEPKG)
+	AC_SUBST(MAKEPKG_VERSION)
+])
+
 dnl #
 dnl # Until native packaging for various different packing systems
 dnl # can be added the least we can do is attempt to use alien to
@@ -341,6 +383,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_DEFAULT_PACKAGE], [
 		VENDOR=slackware ;
 	elif test -f /etc/gentoo-release ; then
 		VENDOR=gentoo ;
+	elif test -f /etc/arch-release ; then
+		VENDOR=arch ;
 	else
 		VENDOR= ;
 	fi
@@ -355,6 +399,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_DEFAULT_PACKAGE], [
 		ubuntu)     DEFAULT_PACKAGE=deb ;;
 		debian)     DEFAULT_PACKAGE=deb ;;
 		slackware)  DEFAULT_PACKAGE=tgz ;;
+		arch)       DEFAULT_PACKAGE=arch;;
 		*)          DEFAULT_PACKAGE=rpm ;;
 	esac
 
@@ -369,6 +414,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([SPL_AC_PACKAGE], [
 	SPL_AC_RPM
 	SPL_AC_DPKG
 	SPL_AC_ALIEN
+	SPL_AC_PACMAN
 	SPL_AC_DEFAULT_PACKAGE
 ])
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 901a912627..0546de4574 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -801,6 +801,12 @@ LINUX
 SPL_CONFIG
 DEFAULT_PACKAGE
 VENDOR
+MAKEPKG_VERSION
+MAKEPKG
+HAVE_MAKEPKG
+PACMAN_VERSION
+PACMAN
+HAVE_PACMAN
 ALIEN_VERSION
 ALIEN
 HAVE_ALIEN
@@ -4777,13 +4783,13 @@ if test "${lt_cv_nm_interface+set}" = set; then
 else
   lt_cv_nm_interface="BSD nm"
   echo "int some_variable = 0;" > conftest.$ac_ext
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4780: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4786: $ac_compile\"" >&5)
   (eval "$ac_compile" 2>conftest.err)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4783: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4789: $NM \\\"conftest.$ac_objext\\\"\"" >&5)
   (eval "$NM \"conftest.$ac_objext\"" 2>conftest.err > conftest.out)
   cat conftest.err >&5
-  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4786: output\"" >&5)
+  (eval echo "\"\$as_me:4792: output\"" >&5)
   cat conftest.out >&5
   if $GREP 'External.*some_variable' conftest.out > /dev/null; then
     lt_cv_nm_interface="MS dumpbin"
@@ -5989,7 +5995,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   ;;
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 5992 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  echo '#line 5998 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
   if { (eval echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \"$ac_compile\"") >&5
   (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
@@ -7842,11 +7848,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7845: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:7851: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:7849: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:7855: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -8181,11 +8187,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8184: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8190: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8188: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8194: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s "$ac_outfile"; then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
      # So say no if there are warnings other than the usual output.
@@ -8286,11 +8292,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8289: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8295: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8293: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8299: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -8341,11 +8347,11 @@ else
    -e 's:.*FLAGS}\{0,1\} :&$lt_compiler_flag :; t' \
    -e 's: [^ ]*conftest\.: $lt_compiler_flag&:; t' \
    -e 's:$: $lt_compiler_flag:'`
-   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8344: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
+   (eval echo "\"\$as_me:8350: $lt_compile\"" >&5)
    (eval "$lt_compile" 2>out/conftest.err)
    ac_status=$?
    cat out/conftest.err >&5
-   echo "$as_me:8348: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+   echo "$as_me:8354: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
    if (exit $ac_status) && test -s out/conftest2.$ac_objext
    then
      # The compiler can only warn and ignore the option if not recognized
@@ -11144,7 +11150,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11147 "configure"
+#line 11153 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11240,7 +11246,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 11243 "configure"
+#line 11249 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -11601,6 +11607,58 @@ fi
 
 
 
+	PACMAN=pacman
+	MAKEPKG=makepkg
+
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $PACMAN is available" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $PACMAN is available... " >&6; }
+	tmp=$($PACMAN --version 2>/dev/null)
+	if test -n "$tmp"; then
+
+		PACMAN_VERSION=$(echo $tmp |
+		                 $AWK '/Pacman/ { print $3 }' |
+		                 $SED 's/^v//')
+		HAVE_PACMAN=yes
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $HAVE_PACMAN ($PACMAN_VERSION)" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_PACMAN ($PACMAN_VERSION)" >&6; }
+
+else
+
+		HAVE_PACMAN=no
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $HAVE_PACMAN" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_PACMAN" >&6; }
+
+fi
+
+
+	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $MAKEPKG is available" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $MAKEPKG is available... " >&6; }
+	tmp=$($MAKEPKG --version 2>/dev/null)
+	if test -n "$tmp"; then
+
+		MAKEPKG_VERSION=$(echo $tmp | $AWK '/makepkg/ { print $3 }')
+		HAVE_MAKEPKG=yes
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $HAVE_MAKEPKG ($MAKEPKG_VERSION)" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_MAKEPKG ($MAKEPKG_VERSION)" >&6; }
+
+else
+
+		HAVE_MAKEPKG=no
+		{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $HAVE_MAKEPKG" >&5
+$as_echo "$HAVE_MAKEPKG" >&6; }
+
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking linux distribution" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking linux distribution... " >&6; }
 	if test -f /etc/redhat-release ; then
@@ -11617,6 +11675,8 @@ $as_echo_n "checking linux distribution... " >&6; }
 		VENDOR=slackware ;
 	elif test -f /etc/gentoo-release ; then
 		VENDOR=gentoo ;
+	elif test -f /etc/arch-release ; then
+		VENDOR=arch ;
 	else
 		VENDOR= ;
 	fi
@@ -11633,6 +11693,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking default package type... " >&6; }
 		ubuntu)     DEFAULT_PACKAGE=deb ;;
 		debian)     DEFAULT_PACKAGE=deb ;;
 		slackware)  DEFAULT_PACKAGE=tgz ;;
+		arch)       DEFAULT_PACKAGE=arch;;
 		*)          DEFAULT_PACKAGE=rpm ;;
 	esac
 
@@ -20228,7 +20289,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
-ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile lib/Makefile cmd/Makefile module/Makefile module/spl/Makefile module/splat/Makefile include/Makefile scripts/Makefile spl.spec spl-modules.spec"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile lib/Makefile cmd/Makefile module/Makefile module/spl/Makefile module/splat/Makefile include/Makefile scripts/Makefile spl.spec spl-modules.spec PKGBUILD-spl PKGBUILD-spl-modules"
 
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
@@ -21147,6 +21208,8 @@ do
     "scripts/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES scripts/Makefile" ;;
     "spl.spec") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES spl.spec" ;;
     "spl-modules.spec") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES spl-modules.spec" ;;
+    "PKGBUILD-spl") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES PKGBUILD-spl" ;;
+    "PKGBUILD-spl-modules") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES PKGBUILD-spl-modules" ;;
 
   *) { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: invalid argument: $ac_config_target" >&2;}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b09e31fd72..774f6f81a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	scripts/Makefile
 	spl.spec
 	spl-modules.spec
+	PKGBUILD-spl
+	PKGBUILD-spl-modules
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/include/Makefile.in b/include/Makefile.in
index 823f50d4e6..832ffb38d4 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.in
+++ b/include/Makefile.in
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_ALIEN = @HAVE_ALIEN@
 HAVE_DPKG = @HAVE_DPKG@
 HAVE_DPKGBUILD = @HAVE_DPKGBUILD@
+HAVE_MAKEPKG = @HAVE_MAKEPKG@
+HAVE_PACMAN = @HAVE_PACMAN@
 HAVE_RPM = @HAVE_RPM@
 HAVE_RPMBUILD = @HAVE_RPMBUILD@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEPKG = @MAKEPKG@
+MAKEPKG_VERSION = @MAKEPKG_VERSION@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
@@ -132,6 +136,8 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PACMAN = @PACMAN@
+PACMAN_VERSION = @PACMAN_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RPM = @RPM@
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index 8c363b9248..4fdae68e27 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_ALIEN = @HAVE_ALIEN@
 HAVE_DPKG = @HAVE_DPKG@
 HAVE_DPKGBUILD = @HAVE_DPKGBUILD@
+HAVE_MAKEPKG = @HAVE_MAKEPKG@
+HAVE_PACMAN = @HAVE_PACMAN@
 HAVE_RPM = @HAVE_RPM@
 HAVE_RPMBUILD = @HAVE_RPMBUILD@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEPKG = @MAKEPKG@
+MAKEPKG_VERSION = @MAKEPKG_VERSION@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
@@ -165,6 +169,8 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PACMAN = @PACMAN@
+PACMAN_VERSION = @PACMAN_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RPM = @RPM@
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.in b/scripts/Makefile.in
index 07d181c523..d007d0bd84 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.in
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.in
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ GREP = @GREP@
 HAVE_ALIEN = @HAVE_ALIEN@
 HAVE_DPKG = @HAVE_DPKG@
 HAVE_DPKGBUILD = @HAVE_DPKGBUILD@
+HAVE_MAKEPKG = @HAVE_MAKEPKG@
+HAVE_PACMAN = @HAVE_PACMAN@
 HAVE_RPM = @HAVE_RPM@
 HAVE_RPMBUILD = @HAVE_RPMBUILD@
 INSTALL = @INSTALL@
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ LN_S = @LN_S@
 LTLIBOBJS = @LTLIBOBJS@
 MAINT = @MAINT@
 MAKEINFO = @MAKEINFO@
+MAKEPKG = @MAKEPKG@
+MAKEPKG_VERSION = @MAKEPKG_VERSION@
 MKDIR_P = @MKDIR_P@
 NM = @NM@
 NMEDIT = @NMEDIT@
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ PACKAGE_NAME = @PACKAGE_NAME@
 PACKAGE_STRING = @PACKAGE_STRING@
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = @PACKAGE_TARNAME@
 PACKAGE_VERSION = @PACKAGE_VERSION@
+PACMAN = @PACMAN@
+PACMAN_VERSION = @PACMAN_VERSION@
 PATH_SEPARATOR = @PATH_SEPARATOR@
 RANLIB = @RANLIB@
 RPM = @RPM@