--- svn-buildpackage.orig       2007-04-27 13:53:18.000000000 -0400
+++ svn-buildpackage    2007-04-27 13:53:18.000000000 -0400
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@
              print STDERR "DIR: $_\n" if $opt_verbose;
           }
           else {
+             next if /^\s*$/;
              push(@files,$_);
              print STDERR "FILE: $_\n" if $opt_verbose;
           }
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@
    else {
       mkdir $bdir;
       # stupid autodevtools are confused but... why?
-      if(system("mkdir", map { "$bdir/$_" } sort(@dirs)) + system ("cp", "--parents", "-laf", @files, $bdir) )
+      if(system("mkdir", "-p", map { "$bdir/$_" } sort(@dirs)) + system ("cp", "--parents", "-laf", @files, $bdir) )
       #open(tpipe, "| tar c --no-recursion | tar --atime-preserve -x -f- -C $bdir");
       #for(@dirs) {print tpipe "$_\n"}
       #close(tpipe);