diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/admin/main.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/admin/main.c
index d3552b266fd2..9f695e55e591 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/admin/main.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/admin/main.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.9 1999/11/29 19:48:44 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.10 1999/11/29 20:09:54 hubertf Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.9 1999/11/29 19:48:44 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.10 1999/11/29 20:09:54 hubertf Exp $");
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ check1pkg(const char *pkgdir)
 				dirp = dir;
 			}
 			break;
+		case PLIST_SRC:
+			warnx("@src is deprecated - please send-pr for %s!\n", PkgName);
+			break;
 		case PLIST_IGNORE:
 			p = p->next;
 			break;
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@ rebuild(void)
 					dirp = dir;
 				}
 				break;
+			case PLIST_SRC:
+				warnx("@src is deprecated - please send-pr for %s!\n", PkgName);
+				break;
 			case PLIST_IGNORE:
 				p = p->next;
 				break;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
index f8d4e11f821a..f68930577034 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/perform.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.20 1999/11/29 19:48:45 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.21 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static const char *rcsid = "from FreeBSD Id: perform.c,v 1.38 1997/10/13 15:03:51 jkh Exp";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.20 1999/11/29 19:48:45 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: perform.c,v 1.21 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ make_dist(char *home, char *pkg, char *suffix, package_t *plist)
 	for (p = plist->head; p; p = p->next) {
 		if (p->type == PLIST_FILE)
 			fprintf(totar, "%s\n", p->name);
-		else if (p->type == PLIST_CWD)
+		else if (p->type == PLIST_CWD || p->type == PLIST_SRC)
 			fprintf(totar, "-C\n%s\n", p->name);
 		else if (p->type == PLIST_IGNORE)
 			p = p->next;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
index 9d28a6066182..185502c6f229 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pkg_create.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: pkg_create.1,v 1.19 1999/11/29 19:48:45 hubertf Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: pkg_create.1,v 1.20 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $
 .\"
 .\" FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintainance
 .\" of non-core utilities.
@@ -288,6 +288,12 @@ All subsequent filenames will be assumed relative to this directory.
 Note:
 .Cm @cd
 is also an alias for this command.
+.It Cm @src Ar directory
+Set the internal directory pointer for _creation only_ to
+.Ar directory .
+That is to say that it overrides
+.Cm @cwd
+for package creation but not extraction.
 .It Cm @exec Ar command
 Execute
 .Ar command
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pl.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pl.c
index b981dacb979f..586be061f7d3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pl.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/create/pl.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: pl.c,v 1.17 1999/11/29 19:48:45 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: pl.c,v 1.18 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static const char *rcsid = "from FreeBSD Id: pl.c,v 1.11 1997/10/08 07:46:35 charnier Exp";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: pl.c,v 1.17 1999/11/29 19:48:45 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: pl.c,v 1.18 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ check_list(char *home, package_t *pkg, const char *PkgName)
 		case PLIST_IGNORE:
 			p = p->next;
 			break;
+		case PLIST_SRC:
+			srcdir = p->name;
+			break;
 		case PLIST_DIR_RM:
 			dirc++;
 			break;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
index 5890c165d91a..2a4efb5a566d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/info/show.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: show.c,v 1.17 1999/11/29 19:48:47 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: show.c,v 1.18 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static const char *rcsid = "from FreeBSD Id: show.c,v 1.11 1997/10/08 07:47:38 charnier Exp";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: show.c,v 1.17 1999/11/29 19:48:47 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: show.c,v 1.18 1999/11/29 20:09:55 hubertf Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static show_t showv[] = {
 	{PLIST_IGNORE, NULL, NULL},
 	{PLIST_NAME, "@name %s", "\tPackage name: %s"},
 	{PLIST_UNEXEC, "@unexec %s", "\tUNEXEC '%s'"},
+	{PLIST_SRC, "@src: %s", "\tSRC to: %s"},
 	{PLIST_DISPLAY, "@display %s", "\tInstall message file: %s"},
 	{PLIST_PKGDEP, "@pkgdep %s", "\tPackage depends on: %s"},
 	{PLIST_MTREE, "@mtree %s", "\tPackage mtree file: %s"},
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ show_plist(char *title, package_t *plist, pl_ent_t type)
 				break;
 			case PLIST_CWD:
 			case PLIST_CMD:
+			case PLIST_SRC:
 			case PLIST_UNEXEC:
 			case PLIST_COMMENT:
 			case PLIST_NAME:
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/lib.h b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/lib.h
index 2bafe86e6f71..5d3bd6c29423 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/lib.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/lib.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: lib.h,v 1.27 1999/11/29 19:48:47 hubertf Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: lib.h,v 1.28 1999/11/29 20:09:56 hubertf Exp $ */
 
 /* from FreeBSD Id: lib.h,v 1.25 1997/10/08 07:48:03 charnier Exp */
 
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@ typedef enum pl_ent_t {
 	PLIST_IGNORE,		/*  7 */
 	PLIST_NAME,		/*  8 */
 	PLIST_UNEXEC,		/*  9 */
-	PLIST_DISPLAY,		/* 10 */
-	PLIST_PKGDEP,		/* 11 */
-	PLIST_MTREE,		/* 12 */
-	PLIST_DIR_RM,		/* 13 */
-	PLIST_IGNORE_INST,	/* 14 */
-	PLIST_OPTION,		/* 15 */
-	PLIST_PKGCFL		/* 16 */
+	PLIST_SRC,		/* 10 */
+	PLIST_DISPLAY,		/* 11 */
+	PLIST_PKGDEP,		/* 12 */
+	PLIST_MTREE,		/* 13 */
+	PLIST_DIR_RM,		/* 14 */
+	PLIST_IGNORE_INST,	/* 15 */
+	PLIST_OPTION,		/* 16 */
+	PLIST_PKGCFL		/* 17 */
 }       pl_ent_t;
 
 /* Types */
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/plist.c b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/plist.c
index b5bd13987797..11956019422a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/plist.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/lib/plist.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: plist.c,v 1.23 1999/11/29 19:48:48 hubertf Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: plist.c,v 1.24 1999/11/29 20:09:56 hubertf Exp $	*/
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #ifndef lint
 #if 0
 static const char *rcsid = "from FreeBSD Id: plist.c,v 1.24 1997/10/08 07:48:15 charnier Exp";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: plist.c,v 1.23 1999/11/29 19:48:48 hubertf Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: plist.c,v 1.24 1999/11/29 20:09:56 hubertf Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif
 
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef struct cmd_t {
 /* Commands to recognise */
 static cmd_t cmdv[] = {
 	{"cwd", PLIST_CWD, 1},
+	{"src", PLIST_SRC, 1},
 	{"cd", PLIST_CWD, 1},
 	{"exec", PLIST_CMD, 1},
 	{"unexec", PLIST_UNEXEC, 1},