3 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/common.inc b/common.inc
index f56290b..4be23ec 100644
--- a/common.inc
+++ b/common.inc
@@ -30,9 +30,16 @@ function readlink_ex
     echo $script_location 
 }
 
-function init_vars
+function init_pkgbuild
 {
-    scripts_default=( preinstall postinstall )
     PKGBUILD_CMD="pkgbuild"
     PKGBUILD_ARGS="--scripts $PKG_SCRIPTS --identifier edu.stsci.$PKG_NAME.pkg --root $PKG_ROOT"
+    export PKGBUILD_CMD
+    export PKGBUILD_ARGS
+}
+
+function init_vars
+{
+    scripts_default=( preinstall postinstall )
+	export scripts_default
 }
diff --git a/pkg_create b/pkg_create
index 4297f38..aceb145 100755
--- a/pkg_create
+++ b/pkg_create
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ PKG_ROOT="$_PKG_ROOT/root"
 PKG_SCRIPTS="$_PKG_ROOT/scripts"
 
 init_vars
+init_pkgbuild
 
 
 if [ -z "$PKG_NAME" ]; then
diff --git a/pkg_init b/pkg_init
index 36a497f..d050835 100755
--- a/pkg_init
+++ b/pkg_init
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ _PKG_ROOT="$_ROOT/$PKG_NAME"
 PKG_ROOT="$_PKG_ROOT/root"
 PKG_SCRIPTS="$_PKG_ROOT/scripts"
 
+init_vars
+
 if [ -z "$PKG_NAME" ]; then
     echo Please give your package a name.
     exit 1