--- loncom/build/Makefile	2011/03/10 16:41:42	1.195
+++ loncom/build/Makefile	2011/03/25 22:55:06	1.197
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 
-# $Id: Makefile,v 1.195 2011/03/10 16:41:42 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile,v 1.197 2011/03/25 22:55:06 raeburn Exp $
 
 # TYPICAL USAGE of this Makefile is primarily for two targets:
 # "make build" and "make install".
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ DIST=$(DISTPROBE)
 CATEGORY="development"
 SOURCE=../..
 TARGET=""
+CURRSHELL=`echo $(SHELL)`
+ifneq ('/bin/bash',${CURRSHELL})
+CURRSHELL=/bin/bash
+endif
 NORESTORECONF="0"
 HOSTNAME=""
 LAUNCH=| perl
@@ -545,9 +549,9 @@ VERSION:
 	date +"%Y%m%d" >> $(TARGET)/home/httpd/html/lon-status/version.txt
 
 aboutVERSION:
-	cp -v $(SOURCE)/loncom/license/about.html \
+	cp -p -v $(SOURCE)/loncom/license/about.html \
 	$(SOURCE)/loncom/license/about.html.orig
-	cp -v $(SOURCE)/loncom/loncapa_apache.conf \
+	cp -p -v $(SOURCE)/loncom/loncapa_apache.conf \
 	$(SOURCE)/loncom/loncapa_apache.conf.orig
 	cat $(SOURCE)/loncom/license/about.html | \
 	perl -e '$$d=`date +"%Y%m%d%H"`;chomp($$d);while(<>){s/(\<\!\-\- VERSION \-\-\>|\d+\.\d+\.CVS_HEAD\-\d{10})/$(SHOWVERSION)-$$d/; print;}' > \
@@ -593,7 +597,7 @@ Makefile.configinstall: $(SOURCE)/doc/lo
 Makefile.build: $(SOURCE)/doc/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.lpml lpml_parse.pl
 	cat $(SOURCE)/doc/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.lpml | \
 	perl lpml_parse.pl build $(CATEGORY) $(DIST) "$(SOURCE)" "$(TARGET)" \
-	> Makefile.build
+	"$(CURRSHELL)" > Makefile.build
 
 Makefile.install: alwaysrun
 	cat $(SOURCE)/doc/loncapafiles/loncapafiles.lpml | \