diff -r 23a8ffdf8574 -r 88020b2c3246 scripts/populate.in
--- a/scripts/populate.in	Wed Jun 17 11:38:04 2009 +0200
+++ b/scripts/populate.in	Tue Jan 12 19:24:03 2010 +0100
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@
 CT_ROOT_SRC_DIR=$(cd "${CT_ROOT_SRC_DIR}"; pwd)
 CT_ROOT_DST_DIR=$(cd "${CT_ROOT_DST_DIR}"; pwd)
 
-# Populate the destination directory with files form the source directory
+# Populate the destination directory with files from the source directory
 pushd "${CT_ROOT_SRC_DIR}" >/dev/null
-tar cf - . |tar xf - -C "${CT_ROOT_DST_DIR}"
+cp -a . "${CT_ROOT_DST_DIR}"
 popd >/dev/null
 
 # A function do search for a library