@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 bin/ebuild-helpers/{ => 3}/doins  |   12 +++++-------
 bin/ebuild-helpers/{ => 3}/newins |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
 copy bin/ebuild-helpers/{ => 3}/doins (90%)
 copy bin/ebuild-helpers/{ => 3}/newins (82%)
--- a/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins	
+++ a/bin/ebuild-helpers/doins	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 1999-2007 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -32,17 +32,15 @@ mkdir -p "$TMP"/{1,2}
 [[ ! -d ${D}${INSDESTTREE} ]] && dodir "${INSDESTTREE}"
 
 _doins() {
-	local mysrc="$1" mydir="$2" cleanup="" rval
+	local mysrc="$1" mydir="$2" rval
 
 	if [ -L "$mysrc" ] ; then
-		cp "$mysrc" "$TMP/2"
-		mysrc="$TMP/2/${mysrc##*/}"
-		cleanup=${mysrc}
+		ln -snf "$(readlink "${mysrc}")" "${D}${INSDESTTREE}/${mydir}/${mysrc##*/}"
+		return $?
 	fi
 
 	install ${INSOPTIONS} "${mysrc}" "${D}${INSDESTTREE}/${mydir}"
 	rval=$?
-	[[ -n ${cleanup} ]] && rm -f "${cleanup}"
 	[ $rval -ne 0 ] && echo "!!! ${0##*/}: $mysrc does not exist" 1>&2
 	return $rval
 }
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ _xdoins() {
 success=0
 
 for x in "$@" ; do
-	if [ -d "$x" ] ; then
+	if [ -d "$x" ] && ! [ -L "$x" ]; then
 		if [ "${DOINSRECUR}" == "n" ] ; then
 			continue
 		fi
--- a/bin/ebuild-helpers/newins	
+++ a/bin/ebuild-helpers/newins	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 1999-2006 Gentoo Foundation
+# Copyright 1999-2009 Gentoo Foundation
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 # $Id$
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ ! -e "$1" ] ; then
 fi
 
 rm -rf "${T}/${2}" || exit $?
-cp -f "${1}" "${T}/${2}" || exit $?
+cp -Pf "${1}" "${T}/${2}" || exit $?
 doins "${T}/${2}"
 ret=$?
 rm -rf "${T}/${2}"
--