3 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.c b/src/pacman/conf.c
index ef380580..a429690e 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.c
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ int config_free(config_t *config)
 		return(-1);
 	}
 
+	FREE(config->root);
 	FREE(config->configfile);
 	FREELIST(config->op_s_ignore);
 	free(config);
diff --git a/src/pacman/conf.h b/src/pacman/conf.h
index 79f9c0ec..a4bac015 100644
--- a/src/pacman/conf.h
+++ b/src/pacman/conf.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 typedef struct __config_t {
 	/* command line options */
-	const char *root;
+	char *root;
 	const char *dbpath;
 	const char *cachedir;
 	char *configfile;
diff --git a/src/pacman/pacman.c b/src/pacman/pacman.c
index d99ddc04..0f55ec43 100644
--- a/src/pacman/pacman.c
+++ b/src/pacman/pacman.c
@@ -356,10 +356,12 @@ static int parseargs(int argc, char *argv[])
 				config->flags |= PM_TRANS_FLAG_PRINTURIS;
 			break;
 			case 'r':
+			  printf("setting root path=%s\n", optarg);
 				if(realpath(optarg, root) == NULL) {
 					perror(_("bad root path"));
 					return(1);
 				}
+				config->root = strdup(root);
 			break;
 			case 's':
 				config->op_s_search = 1;
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
 	if(config->root == NULL) {
-		config->root = PM_ROOT;
+		config->root = strdup(PM_ROOT);
 	}
 
 	/* initialize pm library */