diff --git a/copysrc-and-tar.patch b/copysrc-and-tar.patch
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+Index: Makefile
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/G/EPICS/base-3.14.12/Makefile,v
+retrieving revision 1.1
+retrieving revision 1.4
+diff -c -r1.1 -r1.4
+*** Makefile	29 Nov 2010 10:38:06 -0000	1.1
+--- Makefile	13 Dec 2011 15:49:37 -0000	1.4
+***************
+*** 27,29 ****
+--- 27,36 ----
+  
+  include $(TOP)/configure/RULES_TOP
+  
++ 
++ UNINSTALL_DIRS += $(INSTALL_LOCATION)/src
++ copysrc:
++ 	tar cf - --exclude=CVS --exclude=O.* src | tar xf - -C $(INSTALL_LOCATION)
++ 
++ tar: install copysrc
++ 	tar cfjP epics_base-3.14.12.tar.bz2 $(INSTALL_LOCATION) --exclude=*.o