diff -u -r --exclude '*~' cmake-2.8.2/Source/CPack/cmCPackArchiveGenerator.cxx cmake-2.8.2-patched/Source/CPack/cmCPackArchiveGenerator.cxx
--- cmake-2.8.2/Source/CPack/cmCPackArchiveGenerator.cxx	2010-06-28 16:15:59.000000000 +0100
+++ cmake-2.8.2-patched/Source/CPack/cmCPackArchiveGenerator.cxx	2010-08-02 16:59:50.735992269 +0100
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     {
     case cmCPackArchiveGenerator::TAR:
       // maybe this:
-      res = archive_write_set_format_pax_restricted(a);
+      res = archive_write_set_format_ustar(a);
       break;
     case cmCPackArchiveGenerator::ZIP:
       res = archive_write_set_format_zip(a);

--- cmake-2.8.2/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx	2010-06-28 17:15:59.000000000 +0200
+++ cmake-2.8.2~/Source/cmSystemTools.cxx	2010-08-03 17:06:15.904691486 +0200
@@ -1714,6 +1714,57 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+static int CompressParentDirectories(const char* file, std::set<std::string>& packedDirectories, struct archive* a, 
+    struct archive* disk) { 
+
+    // Get the names of all the parent directory components into pathComponents.
+    // NB: file is a relative path, so always
+    //     - pathComponets[0] = ""
+    //     - pathComponents[1] = "."    
+    std::vector<std::string> pathComponents;
+    cmSystemTools::SplitPath(file, pathComponents);
+
+    if(pathComponents.size() > 3) {
+
+        // drop the file name
+        pathComponents.pop_back();
+
+        std::string dirName = cmSystemTools::JoinPath(pathComponents);
+        
+        // If we haven't packed the directory yet
+        if(packedDirectories.find(dirName) == packedDirectories.end()) { 
+            // and pack it.
+            int res = ARCHIVE_OK;
+
+            // we need to check for its parent directories
+            res = CompressParentDirectories(dirName.c_str(), packedDirectories, a, disk);
+
+            if(res != ARCHIVE_OK) {
+                return res;
+            }
+
+            struct archive_entry* entry = archive_entry_new();
+            // Set the name of the entry to the file name
+            archive_entry_set_pathname(entry, dirName.c_str());  
+            res = archive_read_disk_entry_from_file(disk, entry, -1, 0);
+            if(res != ARCHIVE_OK) { 
+                return res;
+            }
+            // write  entry header
+            res = archive_write_header(a, entry);
+            if(res != ARCHIVE_OK) { 
+                return res;
+            }
+
+            // remember that we did it.
+            packedDirectories.insert(dirName);
+        }        
+    }
+
+    return ARCHIVE_OK;
+}
+
+
 bool cmSystemTools::CreateTar(const char* outFileName, 
                               const std::vector<cmStdString>& files,
                               bool gzip, bool bzip2, bool verbose)
@@ -1799,6 +1850,7 @@
   struct archive* disk = archive_read_disk_new();
   archive_read_disk_set_standard_lookup(disk);
   std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator fileIt;
+  std::set<std::string> directories;
   for ( fileIt = expandedFiles.begin(); 
         fileIt != expandedFiles.end(); ++ fileIt )
     {
@@ -1807,10 +1859,17 @@
     // Get the relative path to the file
     std::string rp = cmSystemTools::RelativePath(cwd.c_str(),
                                                  fileIt->c_str());
+
     if(verbose)
       {
       std::cout << rp << "\n";
       }
+
+
+    // Make sure all the parent directories are included
+    CHECK_ARCHIVE_ERROR(CompressParentDirectories(rp.c_str(), directories, a, disk),
+                        "Compressing parent directories");
+
     // Set the name of the entry to the file name
     archive_entry_set_pathname(entry, rp.c_str()); 
     archive_read_disk_entry_from_file(disk, entry, -1, 0);