4 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index 689c7f5..69076e9 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ pbuilder (0.195) unstable; urgency=low
     --debootstrap=cdebootstrap to use it.  Custom cdebootstrap options set via
     DEBOOTSTRAPOPTS or --debootstrapopts might not be compatible with
     debootstrap.
+  * The default PBUILDERROOTCMD is now "sudo -E" instead of "sudo"; this
+    allows passing env vars for pbuilderrc expansion or to the build process
+    such as DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
 
  -- Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:03:21 +0100
diff --git a/pbuilderrc b/pbuilderrc
index 388ca31..5ce5626 100755
--- a/pbuilderrc
+++ b/pbuilderrc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ DEBEMAIL=""
 
 #for pbuilder debuild
 BUILDSOURCEROOTCMD="fakeroot"
-PBUILDERROOTCMD="sudo"
+PBUILDERROOTCMD="sudo -E"
 # use cowbuilder for pdebuild
 #PDEBUILD_PBUILDER="cowbuilder"
 
diff --git a/pbuilderrc.5 b/pbuilderrc.5
index ad26ac9..600d33c 100644
--- a/pbuilderrc.5
+++ b/pbuilderrc.5
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ in
 .B "pdebuild"
 
 .TP
-.BI "PBUILDERROOTCMD=" "sudo"
+.BI "PBUILDERROOTCMD=" "sudo -E"
 
 This option is used on invocation of 
 .B "pbuilder build"
diff --git a/pdebuild.1 b/pdebuild.1
index 3798e00..7016bd4 100644
--- a/pdebuild.1
+++ b/pdebuild.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The command used to gain root privilege for
 invoking dpkg-buildpackage
 
 .TP
-.BI "\-\-pbuilderroot [" "sudo" "]"
+.BI "\-\-pbuilderroot [" "sudo -E" "]"
 The command used to gain root privilege for 
 invoking pbuilder.