--- Makefile.in.orig	2018-04-11 14:33:41.000000000 +0000
+++ Makefile.in	2018-04-17 12:28:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@
 		@for lib in lib${PACKAGE}.a lib${PACKAGE}${SHLIB_SUFFIX} \
 				${CFITSIO_SHLIB} ${CFITSIO_SHLIB_SONAME}; do \
 		    if [ -f $$lib ]; then \
-			echo "/bin/cp -a $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}"; \
-			/bin/cp -a $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}; \
+			echo "/bin/cp -pPR $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}"; \
+			/bin/cp -pPR $$lib ${CFITSIO_LIB}; \
 		    fi; \
 		done
 		/bin/cp fitsio.h fitsio2.h longnam.h drvrsmem.h ${CFITSIO_INCLUDE}