Help installing BlackArch

Question

So I am looking to add a nice array of security packages so I decided to give BlackArch a go. Unfortunately ever command run by it gives me a different error. Just looking to see if anyone else has an error like this.
The install instructions are clear except for this part:
When installing using the blackarch install script, please make sure the following repositories are enabled: core extra community multilib and lastly make sure to synchronize your pacman database with pacman -Sy or be fully up-to-date with your packages with pacman -Syu
What does it mean when it says ensure the repositories are enabled?
Here are the errors I am getting when running the build script:
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the fakeroot binary required for building as non-root user.
==> ERROR: Cannot find the strip binary required for object file stripping.
Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

I have a software development/infosec background, by no means an ArchLinux expert.  When I started this project I was fairly new to ArchLinux (and I'm still learning a lot), but enjoyed using it's minimalist style so much I wanted to bring a pentest toolset to it.  That being said I made a lot of mistakes in the execution.  The "full install" script should probably only be run on a new clean system as it could potentially break an already configured system, but also included the option to download and makepkg individual tools as the user sees fit.  To be honest it would've been easier on everyone to just put it all on the AUR.  I should've never stored all the source code on my server making it more difficult to keep packages up to date, I should've never written a script to install a full blown set of tools via makepkg, I should've never modified the core XFCE menu file, better to create a new file in the user's home path (more potential for breaking a system), and many other mistakes.
That being said, with all this experience and feedback from the ArchLinux community, BlackArch is taking a much different approach.  I'll still retain the github repository for those that want to manage their own or build their own, but the source code links in the PKGBUILD files will pull straight from the developers, and all the packages that are not already available on the AUR I'll push up.  All packages will be in a repository that can be used to install each tool, and a script that will bulk install all the tools from the repository (should the user choose to).
One thing I will say, the ArchLinux community is far more forgiving than I give it credit for, and I do appreciate any and all criticism/feedback.
@blankwall, if you want to give it a try download the VM from the BlackArch website download link and give that a try, and stay tuned for a much improved BlackArch.