diff --git a/package/x11/netpbm/shared_files-fix.patch b/package/x11/netpbm/shared_files-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7057f050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/x11/netpbm/shared_files-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+--- netpbm-10.12/buildtools/installnetpbm.pl.orig	2004-03-03 11:10:51.000000000 +0100
++++ netpbm-10.12/buildtools/installnetpbm.pl	2004-03-03 12:03:52.000000000 +0100
+@@ -140,13 +140,12 @@
+ 
+     if (`cp --version 2>/dev/null` =~ m/GNU/) {
+         # It's GNU Cp -- we have options galore, and they're readable.
+-        $cpCommand = "cp --recursive --preserve --no-dereference";
++        $cpCommand = "cp --preserve";
+     } else {
+         # This works on Cp from "4th Berkeley Distribution", July 1994.
+         # Mac OSX has this.
+-        # -R means recursive with no dereferencing of symlinks
+         # -p means preserve attributes
+-        $cpCommand = "cp -R -p";
++        $cpCommand = "cp -p";
+     }
+     return($cpCommand);
+ }
+@@ -662,8 +661,30 @@
+ }
+ 
+ 
++sub installManPages($$) {
++  
++  my ($srcdir, $dstdir) = @_;
++
++  if (! -d ($dstdir)) {
++    my $succeeded = mkdir($dstdir, 0777);
++
++    if (!$succeeded) {
++      print("Unable to create directory '$dstdir'.  " .
++	    "Error=$ERRNO\n");
++      return;
++    } 
++  }
+ 
+-sub installManPage($$) {
++  my $rc = system("$cpCommand $srcdir/* $dstdir/");
++
++  if ($rc != 0) {
++        print("copy of man pages from $srcdir to $dstdir failed.\n");
++        print("cp exit code is $rc\n");
++      }
++}
++
++
++sub installManDirectories($$) {
+ 
+ 
+ # Note: This installs the pointer man pages and the netpbm.url file for Manweb.
+@@ -674,16 +695,11 @@
+ 
+     print("Installing man pages...\n");
+ 
+-    my $rc = system("$cpCommand $pkgdir/man/* $manDir/");
+-
+-    if ($rc != 0) {
+-        print("copy of man pages from $pkgdir/man to $manDir failed.\n");
+-        print("cp exit code is $rc\n");
+-    } else {
+-        print("done.\n");
+-    }
++    installManPages("$pkgdir/man/man1", "$manDir/man1");
++    installManPages("$pkgdir/man/man3", "$manDir/man3");
++    installManPages("$pkgdir/man/man5", "$manDir/man5");
+ 
+-    print("\n");
++    print("done\n");
+ 
+     removeObsoleteManPage($manDir);
+ 
+@@ -730,7 +746,7 @@
+ installHeader($pkgdir, $prefix);
+ print("\n");
+ 
+-installManPage($pkgdir, $prefix);
++installManDirectories($pkgdir, $prefix);
+ print("\n");
+ 
+ print("Installation is complete (except where previous error messages have\n");