--- mirrorselect-0.83	2004-03-21 03:53:06.000000000 -0800
+++ mirrorselect-0.84	2004-04-22 13:05:59.000000000 -0700
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 	# Request/original patch by Bret Towe <btowe@gbis.com>
 	#
     	if [ "$(grep ${PATTERN} /etc/make.conf)" ] ; then
-		mv /etc/make.conf /etc/make.conf.old 
+		cp -p /etc/make.conf /etc/make.conf.old 
 		sed "s#^[ \#]*${PATTERN}.*#${PATTERN}\"${MIRRORS}\"#" /etc/make.conf.old > /etc/make.conf
 	else
 		echo "${PATTERN}\"$MIRRORS\"" >> /etc/make.conf