--- solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm.old	2012-11-07 15:41:56.000000000 +0100
+++ solenv/bin/modules/installer/worker.pm	2012-11-15 17:46:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -519,7 +519,11 @@ sub install_simple ($$$$$$)
             unlink "$destdir$destination";
         }
 
-        copy ("$sourcepath", "$destdir$destination") || die "Can't copy file: $sourcepath -> $destdir$destination $!";
+        my $copied = 0;
+        # try to save space by hardlinking files; symlinks can't be hardlinked ;-)
+        $copied = link ("$sourcepath", "$destdir$destination") if (! -l $sourcepath);
+        $copied = copy ("$sourcepath", "$destdir$destination") if (! $copied);
+        die "Can't copy file: $sourcepath -> $destdir$destination $!" if (! $copied);
         my $sourcestat = stat($sourcepath);
         utime ($sourcestat->atime, $sourcestat->mtime, "$destdir$destination");
         chmod (oct($unixrights), "$destdir$destination") || die "Can't change permissions: $!";