diff -upk.orig gzip-1.3.5.orig/gzip.c gzip-1.3.5/gzip.c

--- gzip-1.3.5.orig/gzip.c	2005-05-19 17:00:28 +0000

+++ gzip-1.3.5/gzip.c	2005-05-19 17:29:22 +0000

@@ -878,8 +878,9 @@ local void treat_file(iname)

     }

     close(ifd);

-    if (!to_stdout && close(ofd)) {

-	write_error();

+    /* Copy modes, times, ownership, and remove the input file */

+    if (!to_stdout && method != -1) {

+	copy_stat(&istat);

     }

     if (method == -1) {

 	if (!to_stdout) xunlink (ofname);

@@ -899,10 +900,6 @@ local void treat_file(iname)

 	}

 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");

     }

-    /* Copy modes, times, ownership, and remove the input file */

-    if (!to_stdout) {

-	copy_stat(&istat);

-    }

 }

 /* ========================================================================

@@ -1720,17 +1717,8 @@ local void reset_times (name, statb)

 local void copy_stat(ifstat)

     struct stat *ifstat;

 {

-#ifndef NO_UTIME

-    if (decompress && time_stamp != 0 && ifstat->st_mtime != time_stamp) {

-	ifstat->st_mtime = time_stamp;

-	if (verbose > 1) {

-	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: time stamp restored\n", ofname);

-	}

-    }

-    reset_times(ofname, ifstat);

-#endif

     /* Copy the protection modes */

-    if (chmod(ofname, ifstat->st_mode & 07777)) {

+    if (fchmod(ofd, ifstat->st_mode & 07777)) {

 	int e = errno;

 	WARN((stderr, "%s: ", progname));

 	if (!quiet) {

@@ -1739,9 +1727,20 @@ local void copy_stat(ifstat)

 	}

     }

 #ifndef NO_CHOWN

-    chown(ofname, ifstat->st_uid, ifstat->st_gid);  /* Copy ownership */

+    fchown(ofd, ifstat->st_uid, ifstat->st_gid);  /* Copy ownership */

 #endif

+    if (close(ofd))

+	write_error();

     remove_ofname = 0;

+#ifndef NO_UTIME

+    if (decompress && time_stamp != 0 && ifstat->st_mtime != time_stamp) {

+	ifstat->st_mtime = time_stamp;

+	if (verbose > 1) {

+	    fprintf(stderr, "%s: time stamp restored\n", ofname);

+	}

+    }

+    reset_times(ofname, ifstat);

+#endif

     /* It's now safe to remove the input file: */

     if (xunlink (ifname)) {

 	int e = errno;