merge of 015819701896dc2df9f749ce23a18396353e34c5

     and daa9aa7053ce66d42b09765d68c0c829dc72ad79

48 files changed, 72 insertions, 72 deletions

diff --git a/classes/autotools.bbclass b/classes/autotools.bbclass
index 8a387da5ca..ec1d4af1a4 100644
--- a/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ autotools_stage_includes() {
 		rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 		mkdir -p ${STAGE_TEMP}
 		make DESTDIR="${STAGE_TEMP}" install
-		cp -a ${STAGE_TEMP}/${includedir}/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}
+		cp -pPR ${STAGE_TEMP}/${includedir}/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 		rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/classes/base.bbclass b/classes/base.bbclass
index 066f7af9da..18d51a02ed 100644
--- a/classes/base.bbclass
+++ b/classes/base.bbclass
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ def oe_unpack_file(file, data, url = None):
 				destdir = "."
 			elif not os.access("%s/%s" % (os.getcwd(), destdir), os.F_OK):
 				os.makedirs("%s/%s" % (os.getcwd(), destdir))
-		cmd = 'cp -a %s %s/%s/' % (file, os.getcwd(), destdir)
+		cmd = 'cp -pPR %s %s/%s/' % (file, os.getcwd(), destdir)
 	else:
 		(type, host, path, user, pswd, parm) = bb.decodeurl(url)
 		if not 'patch' in parm:
diff --git a/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass b/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
index ee022c99d2..3eeff91333 100644
--- a/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
+++ b/classes/sourcepkg.bbclass
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ sourcepkg_do_create_orig_tgz(){
 	echo $src_tree
 	oenote "Creating .orig.tar.gz in ${DEPLOY_DIR_SRC}/${P}.orig.tar.gz"
 	tar cvzf ${DEPLOY_DIR_SRC}/${P}.orig.tar.gz  $src_tree --exclude-from temp/exclude-from-file
-	cp -a $src_tree $src_tree.orig
+	cp -pPR $src_tree $src_tree.orig
 }
 
 sourcepkg_do_archive_bb() {
diff --git a/packages/billiardz/billiardz_0.1.4.bb b/packages/billiardz/billiardz_0.1.4.bb
index a3593a4c49..e87bab1986 100644
--- a/packages/billiardz/billiardz_0.1.4.bb
+++ b/packages/billiardz/billiardz_0.1.4.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ do_install() {
 		   ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/billiardz
         install -m 0755 billiardz ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/billiardz
         install -m 0644 billiardz.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/billiardz.png
-	cp -a images/*.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/billiardz
+	cp -pPR images/*.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/billiardz
 
 	echo "[Desktop Entry] " >${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/billiardz.desktop
 	echo "Comment=Billiards for Zaurus" >>${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/billiardz.desktop
diff --git a/packages/brickout/brickout_2002.06.09.bb b/packages/brickout/brickout_2002.06.09.bb
index 1908ff520b..891b615331 100644
--- a/packages/brickout/brickout_2002.06.09.bb
+++ b/packages/brickout/brickout_2002.06.09.bb
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 0755 brickout ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/brickout
 	install -D -m 0644 brickout.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/brickout.png
 
-        cp -a sounds/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/sounds/
-        cp -a music/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/music/
-        cp -a images-sdl/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/images/
+        cp -pPR sounds/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/sounds/
+        cp -pPR music/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/music/
+        cp -pPR images-sdl/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/brickout/images/
 
 	echo "[Desktop Entry]" >${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/brickout.desktop
 	echo "Comment=Arkanoid game" >>${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/brickout.desktop
diff --git a/packages/db/db_4.3.27.bb b/packages/db/db_4.3.27.bb
index 216fb5714b..518fddee9f 100644
--- a/packages/db/db_4.3.27.bb
+++ b/packages/db/db_4.3.27.bb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ do_configure() {
 
 do_stage() {
 	# The .h files get installed read-only, the autostage
-	# function just uses cp -a, so do this by hand
+	# function just uses cp -pPR, so do this by hand
 	# Install, for the moment, into include/db4 to avoid
 	# interfering with the db3 headers (which have the same
 	# name).  -I${STAGING_INCDIR}/db4 to use db4, as opposed
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ do_stage() {
 	mkdir -p ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	oe_runmake DESTDIR="${STAGE_TEMP}" install_include
 	mkdir -p ${STAGING_INCDIR}/db4
-	cp -af ${STAGE_TEMP}/${includedir}/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/db4
+	cp -pPRf ${STAGE_TEMP}/${includedir}/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/db4
 	rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	oe_libinstall -so -C .libs libdb-4.3 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 }
diff --git a/packages/dviviewer/dviviewer_1.0.2.bb b/packages/dviviewer/dviviewer_1.0.2.bb
index 75523ca793..531ba73362 100644
--- a/packages/dviviewer/dviviewer_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/packages/dviviewer/dviviewer_1.0.2.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 755 dviviewer ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/dviviewer
         install -D -m 644 dviviewer.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/Applications/dviviewer.desktop
         install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics
-        cp -a *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
+        cp -pPR *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 }
diff --git a/packages/efl++/efl++.inc b/packages/efl++/efl++.inc
index 7b26a45091..60d1ce1bb8 100644
--- a/packages/efl++/efl++.inc
+++ b/packages/efl++/efl++.inc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install *-* ${D}${bindir}
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/efl++
-	cp -a data/* ${D}${datadir}/efl++
+	cp -pPR data/* ${D}${datadir}/efl++
 }
 
 PACKAGES =+ "efl++-examples"
diff --git a/packages/freedroid/freedroid_1.0.2.bb b/packages/freedroid/freedroid_1.0.2.bb
index 7718da0696..e51d22ca0b 100644
--- a/packages/freedroid/freedroid_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/packages/freedroid/freedroid_1.0.2.bb
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 0755 src/freedroid ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/freedroid
 	install -D -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/icon.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/freedroid.png
 
-	cp -a graphics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/graphics
-	cp -a map/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/map
-	cp -a sound/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/sound
+	cp -pPR graphics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/graphics
+	cp -pPR map/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/map
+	cp -pPR sound/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/freedroid/sound
 
 	echo "[Desktop Entry]" >${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/freedroid.desktop
 	echo "Comment=A Paradroid Clone" >>${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/freedroid.desktop
diff --git a/packages/gemdropx/gemdropx_0.9.bb b/packages/gemdropx/gemdropx_0.9.bb
index 5c15b5dcf6..836c44c8b5 100644
--- a/packages/gemdropx/gemdropx_0.9.bb
+++ b/packages/gemdropx/gemdropx_0.9.bb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ do_install() {
 		   ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/gemdropx
         install -D -m 0755 gemdropx ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/gemdropx
 	install -D -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/icon.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/gemdropx.png
-	cp -a data/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/gemdropx
+	cp -pPR data/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/gemdropx
 
 	echo "[Desktop Entry]" >${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/gemdropx.desktop
 	echo "Comment=Puzzle game" >>${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/gemdropx.desktop
diff --git a/packages/gnome/gnome-common_2.4.0.bb b/packages/gnome/gnome-common_2.4.0.bb
index ed60b0c236..fc67bf9243 100644
--- a/packages/gnome/gnome-common_2.4.0.bb
+++ b/packages/gnome/gnome-common_2.4.0.bb
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ do_stage () {
 	rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	mkdir -p ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	make DESTDIR="${STAGE_TEMP}" install
-	cp -a ${STAGE_TEMP}${bindir}/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/bin
+	cp -pPR ${STAGE_TEMP}${bindir}/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${BUILD_SYS}/bin
 	install -d ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share/gnome-common
-	cp -a ${STAGE_TEMP}${datadir}/gnome-common/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share/gnome-common
-	cp -a ${STAGE_TEMP}${datadir}/aclocal/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share/aclocal
+	cp -pPR ${STAGE_TEMP}${datadir}/gnome-common/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share/gnome-common
+	cp -pPR ${STAGE_TEMP}${datadir}/aclocal/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/share/aclocal
 	rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 }
diff --git a/packages/klimt/klimt_0.6.1.bb b/packages/klimt/klimt_0.6.1.bb
index c7c70bf9ae..fbb67de480 100644
--- a/packages/klimt/klimt_0.6.1.bb
+++ b/packages/klimt/klimt_0.6.1.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inherit opie
 
 do_stage() {
 	oe_libinstall -so libKlimt ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/
-	cp -a ${S}/../../include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/
+	cp -pPR ${S}/../../include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/packages/knights/knights_1.14.bb b/packages/knights/knights_1.14.bb
index 87c0dc01ef..777ac6bda8 100644
--- a/packages/knights/knights_1.14.bb
+++ b/packages/knights/knights_1.14.bb
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 755 knights/knights ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/knights
         install -D -m 644 knights.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/knights.desktop
         install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics
-        cp -a pics/knights ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
+        cp -pPR pics/knights ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 }
diff --git a/packages/kstars/kstars-embedded_0.8.5.bb b/packages/kstars/kstars-embedded_0.8.5.bb
index a0c43e29d1..58a8522600 100644
--- a/packages/kstars/kstars-embedded_0.8.5.bb
+++ b/packages/kstars/kstars-embedded_0.8.5.bb
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ do_install() {
     install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin \
 	       ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/kstars \
 	       ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/apps/kstars
-    cp -a ${WORKDIR}/pics ${D}${palmtopdir}
-    cp -a ${WORKDIR}/share/apps/kstars ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/apps/
+    cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/pics ${D}${palmtopdir}
+    cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/share/apps/kstars ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/apps/
 }
diff --git a/packages/libmodplug/libmodplug_0.7.bb b/packages/libmodplug/libmodplug_0.7.bb
index 85afa1534d..72bd6adfbd 100644
--- a/packages/libmodplug/libmodplug_0.7.bb
+++ b/packages/libmodplug/libmodplug_0.7.bb
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ inherit autotools  pkgconfig
 do_stage() {
 	install -m 0644 ${S}/src/modplug.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 #FIXME!
-	cp -a src/.libs/libmodplug.so* ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
+	cp -pPR src/.libs/libmodplug.so* ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 }
diff --git a/packages/linux/linux-wrt_2.4.30.bb b/packages/linux/linux-wrt_2.4.30.bb
index 444fb5b7ea..1676562a93 100644
--- a/packages/linux/linux-wrt_2.4.30.bb
+++ b/packages/linux/linux-wrt_2.4.30.bb
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ export CFLAGS_KERNEL="-fno-delayed-branch "
 
 do_unpack_extra(){
 	# copy kernel source which is maintained in openwrt via cvs
-	cp -a ${WORKDIR}/kernel-source/* ${S}
+	cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/kernel-source/* ${S}
 	# copy binary wlan driver
-	cp -a ${WORKDIR}/wl/*.o ${S}/drivers/net/wl
+	cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/wl/*.o ${S}/drivers/net/wl
 	# copy proprietary et source
-	cp -a ${WORKDIR}/et/* ${S}/drivers/net/et
-	cp -a ${WORKDIR}/et/*.h ${S}/include/
+	cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/et/* ${S}/drivers/net/et
+	cp -pPR ${WORKDIR}/et/*.h ${S}/include/
 }
 addtask unpack_extra after do_unpack before do_patch
 
diff --git a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.6.6+cvs20040918.bb b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.6.6+cvs20040918.bb
index dd41615f8f..e4e9fad461 100644
--- a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.6.6+cvs20040918.bb
+++ b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.6.6+cvs20040918.bb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ do_install() {
 	install ${WORKDIR}/lircd.init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/lircd
 
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
-	cp -a remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
+	cp -pPR remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
 	find ${D}${datadir}/lirc -name CVS -o -name '*~*' | xargs rm -rf
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.0.bb b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.0.bb
index 3ab40a60d2..b7b832422e 100644
--- a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.0.bb
+++ b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.0.bb
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install ${WORKDIR}/lircd.init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/lircd
 
         install -d ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
-        cp -a ${S}/remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
+        cp -pPR ${S}/remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.1.bb b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.1.bb
index a946d3cdb0..c865002116 100644
--- a/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.1.bb
+++ b/packages/lirc/lirc_0.7.1.bb
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ do_install_append() {
 	install ${WORKDIR}/lircd.init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/lircd
 
         install -d ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
-        cp -a ${S}/remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
+        cp -pPR ${S}/remotes ${D}${datadir}/lirc/
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-icons_0.2-1.bb b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-icons_0.2-1.bb
index fad8d479f3..769c71b77c 100644
--- a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-icons_0.2-1.bb
+++ b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-icons_0.2-1.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FILES_${PN} = "${datadir}"
 do_install() {
 
   install -d ${D}/${datadir}
-  cp -a ${S}/icons/  ${D}/${datadir}/
+  cp -pPR ${S}/icons/  ${D}/${datadir}/
 
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme-config_1.0-1.bb b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme-config_1.0-1.bb
index 135e722be6..c5b0e240a8 100644
--- a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme-config_1.0-1.bb
+++ b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme-config_1.0-1.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ FILES_${PN} = "${datadir}"
 do_install() {
 
   install -d ${D}/${datadir}
-  cp -a ${S}/themes/  ${D}/${datadir}/
+  cp -pPR ${S}/themes/  ${D}/${datadir}/
 
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme_0.1-1.bb b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme_0.1-1.bb
index 5d95118845..11847958d4 100644
--- a/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme_0.1-1.bb
+++ b/packages/maemo/sdk-default-theme_0.1-1.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FILES_${PN} = "${datadir}"
 do_install() {
 
   install -d ${D}/${datadir}
-  cp -a ${S}/themes/  ${D}/${datadir}/
+  cp -pPR ${S}/themes/  ${D}/${datadir}/
 
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/meta/meta-sdk.bb b/packages/meta/meta-sdk.bb
index d28b6cebc8..b71a2d44d8 100644
--- a/packages/meta/meta-sdk.bb
+++ b/packages/meta/meta-sdk.bb
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ EOF
 	${IPKG_TARGET} install ${TARGET_INSTALL}
 
 	mkdir -p ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
-	cp -a ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/usr/* ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
+	cp -pPR ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/usr/* ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
 	rm -rf ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/usr/
 
-        cp -a ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/lib/* ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib
+        cp -pPR ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/lib/* ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib
         rm -rf ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/lib/*
 
 	mv ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/lib/gcc* ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/lib
 
-	cp -a ${TMPDIR}/cross/${TARGET_SYS}/include/linux/ ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/
-        cp -a ${TMPDIR}/cross/${TARGET_SYS}/include/asm/ ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/
+	cp -pPR ${TMPDIR}/cross/${TARGET_SYS}/include/linux/ ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/
+        cp -pPR ${TMPDIR}/cross/${TARGET_SYS}/include/asm/ ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/
 	chmod -R a+r ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/
 	find ${SDK_OUTPUT}/${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}/include/ -type d | xargs chmod +x
 
diff --git a/packages/monotone/monotone.inc b/packages/monotone/monotone.inc
index d13108a6e3..96d552e4d0 100644
--- a/packages/monotone/monotone.inc
+++ b/packages/monotone/monotone.inc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "40"
 do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${tsd}
 	install -c -m 755 testsuite ${D}${tsd}/testsuite
-	cp -a tests ${D}${tsd}/tests
+	cp -pPR tests ${D}${tsd}/tests
 	#
 	mv ${D}${bindir}/monotone ${D}${bindir}/${PN}
 }
diff --git a/packages/netpbm/netpbm_10.28.bb b/packages/netpbm/netpbm_10.28.bb
index 5057f13ed0..2d986666f1 100644
--- a/packages/netpbm/netpbm_10.28.bb
+++ b/packages/netpbm/netpbm_10.28.bb
@@ -65,16 +65,16 @@ do_install() {
 		*/VERSION)	;;
 		*/pkginfo)	;;
 		*/bin)		install -d ${D}${bindir}
-				cp -a "$d"/* ${D}${bindir}
+				cp -pPR "$d"/* ${D}${bindir}
 				rm ${D}${bindir}/doc.url;;
 		*/include)	install -d ${D}${includedir}
-				cp -a "$d"/* ${D}${includedir};;
+				cp -pPR "$d"/* ${D}${includedir};;
 		*/link|*/lib)	install -d ${D}${libdir}
-				cp -a "$d"/* ${D}${libdir};;
+				cp -pPR "$d"/* ${D}${libdir};;
 		*/man)		install -d ${D}${mandir}
-				cp -a "$d"/* ${D}${mandir};;
+				cp -pPR "$d"/* ${D}${mandir};;
 		*/misc)		install -d ${D}${datadir}/netpbm
-				cp -a "$d"/* ${D}${datadir}/netpbm;;
+				cp -pPR "$d"/* ${D}${datadir}/netpbm;;
 		*/config_template)
 				install -d ${D}${bindir}
 				sed "/^@/d
diff --git a/packages/nonworking/freenote/freenote_1.6.1.bb b/packages/nonworking/freenote/freenote_1.6.1.bb
index d8ada414e9..3e4540a060 100644
--- a/packages/nonworking/freenote/freenote_1.6.1.bb
+++ b/packages/nonworking/freenote/freenote_1.6.1.bb
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 755 freenoteeintu ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/freenoteeintu
         install -D -m 644 ${FILESDIR}/freenoteeintu.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Applications/freenoteeintu.desktop
         install -d ${D}/${palmtopdir}/pics
-        cp -a *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
+        cp -pPR *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 }
diff --git a/packages/nonworking/qualendar/qualendar_0.8.0.bb b/packages/nonworking/qualendar/qualendar_0.8.0.bb
index 3a4bb15e35..0d6a5cbb99 100644
--- a/packages/nonworking/qualendar/qualendar_0.8.0.bb
+++ b/packages/nonworking/qualendar/qualendar_0.8.0.bb
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 755 qualendar ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/qualendar
         install -D -m 644 qualendar.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Applications/qualendar.desktop
         install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics
-        cp -a *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
+        cp -pPR *.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 }
diff --git a/packages/plone/plone_1.0.5.bb b/packages/plone/plone_1.0.5.bb
index f16dd830aa..20b28e348b 100644
--- a/packages/plone/plone_1.0.5.bb
+++ b/packages/plone/plone_1.0.5.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/CMFPlone-${PV}"
 
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${libdir}/python/Products/
-	cp -a ${S}/* ${D}${libdir}/python/Products/
+	cp -pPR ${S}/* ${D}${libdir}/python/Products/
 }
 
 FILES_${PN} = "${libdir}/python/Products/"
diff --git a/packages/poqetpresenter/poqetpresenter_0.0.6.bb b/packages/poqetpresenter/poqetpresenter_0.0.6.bb
index cbdc2dce5c..c4646b9075 100644
--- a/packages/poqetpresenter/poqetpresenter_0.0.6.bb
+++ b/packages/poqetpresenter/poqetpresenter_0.0.6.bb
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -D -m 0755 poqetp/poqetp ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/poqetp
         install -D -m 0644 poqetp.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Applications/poqetp.desktop
         install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/poqetp
-        cp -a pics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/poqetp/
+        cp -pPR pics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/poqetp/
 }
diff --git a/packages/puzz-le/puzz-le_2.0.0.bb b/packages/puzz-le/puzz-le_2.0.0.bb
index 839f6f0edd..80b2d54da0 100644
--- a/packages/puzz-le/puzz-le_2.0.0.bb
+++ b/packages/puzz-le/puzz-le_2.0.0.bb
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ inherit palmtop
 do_install() {
         install -m 0755 puzz-le Qtopia/puzz-le/${palmtopdir}/bin/puzz-le
 	install -d ${D}/
-	cp -a Qtopia/puzz-le/* ${D}/
+	cp -pPR Qtopia/puzz-le/* ${D}/
 }
diff --git a/packages/python/python-numeric_23.7.bb b/packages/python/python-numeric_23.7.bb
index 2fc0e8873c..e06934ece8 100644
--- a/packages/python/python-numeric_23.7.bb
+++ b/packages/python/python-numeric_23.7.bb
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/Numeric-${PV}"
 inherit distutils
 
 do_stage() {
-	cp -a Include/Numeric ${STAGING_INCDIR}
+	cp -pPR Include/Numeric ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/qpf-fonts/qpf-qte_2.3.10.bb b/packages/qpf-fonts/qpf-qte_2.3.10.bb
index caead15fd3..f759831e3a 100644
--- a/packages/qpf-fonts/qpf-qte_2.3.10.bb
+++ b/packages/qpf-fonts/qpf-qte_2.3.10.bb
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ QPF_DESCRIPTION = "Qt/E font %s"
 
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${palmqtdir}/lib/fonts/
-	cp -a lib/fonts/* ${D}${palmqtdir}/lib/fonts/
+	cp -pPR lib/fonts/* ${D}${palmqtdir}/lib/fonts/
 }
diff --git a/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_3.3.5.bb b/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_3.3.5.bb
index 2bb9453159..afa33f98af 100644
--- a/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_3.3.5.bb
+++ b/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_3.3.5.bb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install -m 0755 bin/designer bin/assistant tools/qvfb/qvfb bin/qtconfig ${D}${bindir}
 	install -d ${D}${prefix}/plugins/
-	cp -a plugins/imageformats plugins/sqldrivers plugins/designer ${D}${prefix}/plugins/
+	cp -pPR plugins/imageformats plugins/sqldrivers plugins/designer ${D}${prefix}/plugins/
 }
 
 PACKAGES =+ "qt-x11-plugins-imageformats qt-x11-plugins-sqldrivers qt-x11-plugins-designer \
diff --git a/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_4.0.1.bb b/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_4.0.1.bb
index f3b4dd3aa6..e08fc23ea0 100644
--- a/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_4.0.1.bb
+++ b/packages/qt/qt-x11-free_4.0.1.bb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ do_stage() {
 		oe_libinstall -so -C lib libQt$part ${STAGING_QT_DIR}
 	done
 	oe_libinstall -a -C lib libQtAssistantClient ${STAGING_QT_DIR}
-	cp -a include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/
+	cp -pPR include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}/
 }
 
 do_install() {
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ do_install() {
 		oe_libinstall -so -C lib libQt$part ${D}${libdir}
 	done
 	oe_libinstall -a -C lib libQtAssistantClient ${STAGING_QT_DIR}
-	cp -a include/* ${D}${incdir}
-	cp -a plugins ${D}${libdir}
-	cp -a bin/* ${D}${bindir}
+	cp -pPR include/* ${D}${incdir}
+	cp -pPR plugins ${D}${libdir}
+	cp -pPR bin/* ${D}${bindir}
 
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/qt4-examples
 	for binary in `find examples -perm 0755 -type f`
diff --git a/packages/qte/qte_2.3.10.bb b/packages/qte/qte_2.3.10.bb
index b94c030aa2..51f94e2c7c 100644
--- a/packages/qte/qte_2.3.10.bb
+++ b/packages/qte/qte_2.3.10.bb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ do_stage() {
 	rm -f include/qxt.h
 	install -d ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt2/include
 	cp -pfLR include/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt2/include
-	cp -a lib/fonts ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt2/lib/
+	cp -pPR lib/fonts ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt2/lib/
 }
 
 do_install() {
diff --git a/packages/qte/qte_4.0.0-snapshot.bb b/packages/qte/qte_4.0.0-snapshot.bb
index 09ee610484..9b98f7f4b1 100644
--- a/packages/qte/qte_4.0.0-snapshot.bb
+++ b/packages/qte/qte_4.0.0-snapshot.bb
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ do_stage() {
 
         for lib in Core Gui Network Sql Xml
         do
-                cp -a lib/libQt${lib}* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt4/lib/
+                cp -pPR lib/libQt${lib}* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt4/lib/
         done
 
 	install -d ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt4/include/
-	cp -a include/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt4/include
+	cp -pPR include/* ${STAGING_DIR}/${HOST_SYS}/qt4/include
 }
 
 do_install() {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${sbindir}/
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/update-qtfontdir ${D}${sbindir}/
 	install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/lib/fonts/
-	cp -a lib/fonts/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/lib/fonts/
+	cp -pPR lib/fonts/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/lib/fonts/
 
 	for lib in Core Gui Network Sql Xml
 	do
diff --git a/packages/qwt/qwt_4.2.0rc1.bb b/packages/qwt/qwt_4.2.0rc1.bb
index 883bc5ae27..3b93c4c88c 100644
--- a/packages/qwt/qwt_4.2.0rc1.bb
+++ b/packages/qwt/qwt_4.2.0rc1.bb
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ EXTRA_QMAKEVARS_POST = "CONFIG-=thread"
 
 do_stage() {
 	oe_libinstall -so -C lib libqwt ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	cp -a include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}
+	cp -pPR include/* ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 }
 
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${libdir} \
 		   ${D}${includedir}
 	oe_libinstall -so -C lib libqwt ${D}${libdir}
-	cp -a include/* ${D}${includedir}
+	cp -pPR include/* ${D}${includedir}
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/resolvconf/resolvconf_1.28.bb b/packages/resolvconf/resolvconf_1.28.bb
index 5f340ff0cf..2aa2fccc8b 100644
--- a/packages/resolvconf/resolvconf_1.28.bb
+++ b/packages/resolvconf/resolvconf_1.28.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do_compile () {
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir} ${D}${sbindir} ${D}${base_sbindir} ${D}${localstatedir}/run/resolvconf/interface
 	install -d ${D}${mandir}/man8 ${D}${docdir}/${P}
-	cp -a etc/* ${D}${sysconfdir}/
+	cp -pPR etc/* ${D}${sysconfdir}/
 	install -m 0755 bin/resolvconf ${D}${base_sbindir}/
 	install -m 0644 README ${D}${docdir}/${P}/
 	install -m 0644 man/resolvconf.8 ${D}${mandir}/man8/
diff --git a/packages/sidplayer/sidplayer_1.5.0.bb b/packages/sidplayer/sidplayer_1.5.0.bb
index 1916176694..1ee1821539 100644
--- a/packages/sidplayer/sidplayer_1.5.0.bb
+++ b/packages/sidplayer/sidplayer_1.5.0.bb
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin \
         	   ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Applications \
         	   ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics
-	cp -a ../apps ../bin ../pics ${D}${palmtopdir}/        
+	cp -pPR ../apps ../bin ../pics ${D}${palmtopdir}/        
 }
diff --git a/packages/tetex/tetex-texmf_3.0.bb b/packages/tetex/tetex-texmf_3.0.bb
index 76c0dece2a..7405713d22 100644
--- a/packages/tetex/tetex-texmf_3.0.bb
+++ b/packages/tetex/tetex-texmf_3.0.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/texmf
 	for i in ${STUFF}
 	do
-		cp -a $i ${D}${datadir}/texmf
+		cp -pPR $i ${D}${datadir}/texmf
 	done
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tximage/tximage_0.2.bb b/packages/tximage/tximage_0.2.bb
index c2dc18069f..892ada0c6b 100644
--- a/packages/tximage/tximage_0.2.bb
+++ b/packages/tximage/tximage_0.2.bb
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ do_install() {
         	   ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin
         install -D -m 755 tximage ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/tximage
         install -D -m 644 imageviewer.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Applications/tximage.desktop
-        cp -a tximage.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
+        cp -pPR tximage.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 }
diff --git a/packages/unixbench/unixbench_4.1.0.bb b/packages/unixbench/unixbench_4.1.0.bb
index 4e9d8f4b96..a5cbfe8aa2 100644
--- a/packages/unixbench/unixbench_4.1.0.bb
+++ b/packages/unixbench/unixbench_4.1.0.bb
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ FILES_${PN} = "${prefix}/src/unixbench-${PV}"
 
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}${prefix}/src
-	cp -a ${S} ${D}${prefix}/src/
+	cp -pPR ${S} ${D}${prefix}/src/
 }
diff --git a/packages/vectoroids/vectoroids_1.1.0.bb b/packages/vectoroids/vectoroids_1.1.0.bb
index 74ded45eea..a283b023ce 100644
--- a/packages/vectoroids/vectoroids_1.1.0.bb
+++ b/packages/vectoroids/vectoroids_1.1.0.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ do_install() {
         	   ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin
         install -m 0755 vectoroids-${PV} ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/vectoroids
 	install -m 0644 data/images/icon.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/vectoroids.png
-	cp -a data/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/vectoroids
+	cp -pPR data/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/share/vectoroids
 
 	echo "[Desktop Entry]" >${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/vectoroids.desktop
 	echo "Comment=Asteroids game" >>${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/vectoroids.desktop
diff --git a/packages/xerces-c/xerces-c_2.6.0.bb b/packages/xerces-c/xerces-c_2.6.0.bb
index b7207dd29e..4d87b77fad 100644
--- a/packages/xerces-c/xerces-c_2.6.0.bb
+++ b/packages/xerces-c/xerces-c_2.6.0.bb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ do_stage () {
 	oe_libinstall lib/libxerces-c ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 	oe_libinstall lib/libxerces-depdom ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 
-	cp -a include/xercesc ${STAGING_INCDIR}
+	cp -pPR include/xercesc ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 }
 
 do_install () {
diff --git a/packages/zauralign/zauralign_1.0.2.bb b/packages/zauralign/zauralign_1.0.2.bb
index be05d7a521..41ef0e1f25 100644
--- a/packages/zauralign/zauralign_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/packages/zauralign/zauralign_1.0.2.bb
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ do_install() {
         install -m 0755 zauralign ${D}${palmtopdir}/bin/
 	install -m 0644 zauralign.png ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/
 	install -m 0644 zauralign.desktop ${D}${palmtopdir}/apps/Games/
-	cp -a pics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/zauralign/
+	cp -pPR pics/* ${D}${palmtopdir}/pics/zauralign/
 }
diff --git a/packages/zipsc/zipsc_0.4.3.bb b/packages/zipsc/zipsc_0.4.3.bb
index 228323364f..c253cfb468 100644
--- a/packages/zipsc/zipsc_0.4.3.bb
+++ b/packages/zipsc/zipsc_0.4.3.bb
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ inherit palmtop
 do_install() {
         install -m 0755 zipsc Qtopia${palmtopdir}/bin/zipsc
 	install -d ${D}/
-	cp -a Qtopia/* ${D}/
+	cp -pPR Qtopia/* ${D}/
 }
diff --git a/packages/zmerlin/zmerlin_0.9.1.bb b/packages/zmerlin/zmerlin_0.9.1.bb
index 6eab86dbd8..fc51b48ac9 100644
--- a/packages/zmerlin/zmerlin_0.9.1.bb
+++ b/packages/zmerlin/zmerlin_0.9.1.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ inherit palmtop
 do_install() {
         install -m 0755 zmerlin ${S}/ipk${palmtopdir}/bin/zmerlin
 	install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/
-        cp -a ipk/opt/* ${D}/opt
+        cp -pPR ipk/opt/* ${D}/opt
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/ztappy/ztappy_0.9.1.bb b/packages/ztappy/ztappy_0.9.1.bb
index b204cc1c03..5edeb676d3 100644
--- a/packages/ztappy/ztappy_0.9.1.bb
+++ b/packages/ztappy/ztappy_0.9.1.bb
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ inherit palmtop
 do_install() {
         install -m 0755 ${PN} ${S}/ipk${palmtopdir}/bin/${PN}
 	install -d ${D}${palmtopdir}/
-        cp -a ipk/opt/* ${D}/opt
+        cp -pPR ipk/opt/* ${D}/opt
 }