diff --git a/livesupport/bin/dist.sh b/livesupport/bin/dist.sh
index 27496e3ab..ec7eb7d73 100755
--- a/livesupport/bin/dist.sh
+++ b/livesupport/bin/dist.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   Author   : $Author: maroy $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/bin/dist.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ mkdir -p $products_tmpdir
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copy the modules and products
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cp -a $modules_dir/* $modules_tmpdir
-cp -a $products_dir/* $products_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/* $modules_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $products_dir/* $products_tmpdir
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copy additional files
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cp -a $docdir $ls_tmpdir
-cp -a $etcdir $ls_tmpdir
-cp -a README Makefile $ls_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $docdir $ls_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $etcdir $ls_tmpdir
+cp -pPR README Makefile $ls_tmpdir
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -189,40 +189,40 @@ mkdir -p $tools_tmpdir
 #  Copy the tools sources
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mkdir -p $boost_tmpdir
-cp -a $boost_dir/$boost_version $boost_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $boost_dir/$boost_version $boost_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $libxmlxx_tmpdir
-cp -a $libxmlxx_dir/$libxmlxx_version $libxmlxx_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $libxmlxx_dir/$libxmlxx_version $libxmlxx_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $cxxunit_tmpdir
-cp -a $cxxunit_dir/$cxxunit_version $cxxunit_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $cxxunit_dir/$cxxunit_version $cxxunit_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $libodbcxx_tmpdir
-cp -a $libodbcxx_dir/$libodbcxx_version $libodbcxx_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $libodbcxx_dir/$libodbcxx_version $libodbcxx_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $xmlrpcxx_tmpdir
-cp -a $xmlrpcxx_dir/$xmlrpcxx_version $xmlrpcxx_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $xmlrpcxx_dir/$xmlrpcxx_version $xmlrpcxx_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $lcov_tmpdir
-cp -a $lcov_dir/$lcov_version $lcov_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $lcov_dir/$lcov_version $lcov_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $helix_tmpdir
-cp -a $helix_dir/$helix_version $helix_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $helix_dir/$helix_version $helix_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $gtk_tmpdir
-cp -a $gtk_dir/$gtk_version $gtk_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $gtk_dir/$gtk_version $gtk_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $gtkmm_tmpdir
-cp -a $gtkmm_dir/$gtkmm_version $gtkmm_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $gtkmm_dir/$gtkmm_version $gtkmm_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $icu_tmpdir
-cp -a $icu_dir/$icu_version $icu_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $icu_dir/$icu_version $icu_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $curl_tmpdir
-cp -a $curl_dir/$curl_version $curl_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $curl_dir/$curl_version $curl_tmpdir
 
 mkdir -p $taglib_tmpdir
-cp -a $taglib_dir/$taglib_version $taglib_tmpdir
+cp -pPR $taglib_dir/$taglib_version $taglib_tmpdir
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/livesupport/bin/install.sh b/livesupport/bin/install.sh
index b9af2f7ba..34c76e25c 100755
--- a/livesupport/bin/install.sh
+++ b/livesupport/bin/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   Author   : $Author: maroy $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.7 $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.8 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/bin/Attic/install.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -388,27 +388,27 @@ mkdir -p $install_var
 #  Copy the PHP files
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 mkdir $install_var/getid3
-cp -a $modules_dir/getid3/var $install_var/getid3
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/getid3/var $install_var/getid3
 
 mkdir $install_var/alib
-cp -a $modules_dir/alib/var $install_var/alib
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/alib/var $install_var/alib
 
 mkdir $install_var/storageServer
-cp -a $modules_dir/storageServer/var $install_var/storageServer
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/storageServer/var $install_var/storageServer
 
 mkdir $install_var/archiveServer
-cp -a $modules_dir/archiveServer/var $install_var/archiveServer
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/archiveServer/var $install_var/archiveServer
 
 mkdir $install_var/htmlUI
-cp -a $modules_dir/htmlUI/var $install_var/htmlUI
+cp -pPR $modules_dir/htmlUI/var $install_var/htmlUI
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copy scheduler related files
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-cp -a $usrdir/lib/* $install_lib
-cp -a $products_dir/scheduler/tmp/scheduler $install_bin
-cp -a $products_dir/scheduler/bin/scheduler.sh $install_bin
+cp -pPR $usrdir/lib/* $install_lib
+cp -pPR $products_dir/scheduler/tmp/scheduler $install_bin
+cp -pPR $products_dir/scheduler/bin/scheduler.sh $install_bin
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-1.0.4/bin/install.sh b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-1.0.4/bin/install.sh
index 93db42313..4f3476095 100755
--- a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-1.0.4/bin/install.sh
+++ b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-1.0.4/bin/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   Author   : $Author: maroy $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-1.0.4/bin/Attic/install.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ make install
 # autoconf thing doesn't :(
 make -C docs/reference
 mkdir -p $docdir
-cp -a docs/reference/1.0 $docdir
+cp -pPR docs/reference/1.0 $docdir
 
 cd $basedir
 rm -rf tmp
diff --git a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.0/bin/install.sh b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.0/bin/install.sh
index ce2799aab..e61749b47 100755
--- a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.0/bin/install.sh
+++ b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.0/bin/install.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   Author   : $Author: maroy $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.0/bin/Attic/install.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make install
 # autoconf thing doesn't :(
 make -C docs/reference
 mkdir -p $docdir
-cp -a docs/reference/2.8 $docdir
+cp -pPR docs/reference/2.8 $docdir
 
 cd $basedir
 rm -rf tmp
diff --git a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.1/bin/install.sh b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.1/bin/install.sh
index 6f266e730..81c873b22 100755
--- a/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.1/bin/install.sh
+++ b/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.1/bin/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 #
 #
-#   Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.3 $
+#   Author   : $Author: maroy $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.4 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/tools/libxml++/libxml++-2.8.1/bin/Attic/install.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make install
 # autoconf thing doesn't :(
 make -C docs/reference
 mkdir -p $docdir
-cp -a docs/reference/2.8 $docdir
+cp -pPR docs/reference/2.8 $docdir
 
 cd $basedir
 rm -rf tmp
diff --git a/livesupport/tools/taglib/taglib-1.3.1/bin/install.sh b/livesupport/tools/taglib/taglib-1.3.1/bin/install.sh
index 0a46daa18..1197e3b65 100755
--- a/livesupport/tools/taglib/taglib-1.3.1/bin/install.sh
+++ b/livesupport/tools/taglib/taglib-1.3.1/bin/install.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 #
 #
-#   Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-#   Version  : $Revision: 1.1 $
+#   Author   : $Author: maroy $
+#   Version  : $Revision: 1.2 $
 #   Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/tools/taglib/taglib-1.3.1/bin/Attic/install.sh,v $
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                                
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cd taglib-api
 doxygen taglib.doxygen
 cd ..
 mkdir -p $docdir
-cp -af taglib-api/* $docdir
+cp -pPRf taglib-api/* $docdir
 
 cd $basedir
 rm -rf tmp