-symlink('.', "rsync-$version");
-system "tar czf $pattar_file rsync-$version/patches";
-unlink("rsync-$version");
+print "Creating $srctar_file ...\n";
+system "git archive --format=tar --prefix=rsync-$version/ v$version | tar xf -";
+system "support/git-set-file-times --prefix=rsync-$version/";
+system "fakeroot tar czf $srctar_file rsync-$version; rm -rf rsync-$version";
+
+mkdir("rsync-$version", 0755);
+mkdir("rsync-$version/patches", 0755);
+system "support/patch-update --gen=rsync-$version/patches";
+system "fakeroot tar chzf $pattar_file rsync-$version/patches; rm -rf rsync-$version";