gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/gentree.py b/gentree.py
index afe3645..3960863 100755
--- a/gentree.py
+++ b/gentree.py
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ def process(kerneldir, outdir, copy_list_file, git_revision=None,
     patches.sort()
     prefix_len = len(os.path.join(source_dir, 'patches')) + 1
     for pfile in patches:
+	patch_header = ""
         print_name = pfile[prefix_len:]
         # read the patch file
         p = patch.fromfile(pfile)
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ def process(kerneldir, outdir, copy_list_file, git_revision=None,
         if args.refresh:
             # but for refresh, of course look at all files the patch touches
             for patchitem in p.items:
+		patch_header.join(patchitem.header)
                 patched_file = '/'.join(patchitem.source.split('/')[1:])
                 fullfn = os.path.join(args.outdir, patched_file)
                 shutil.copyfile(fullfn, fullfn + '.orig_file')
@@ -401,7 +403,8 @@ def process(kerneldir, outdir, copy_list_file, git_revision=None,
             return 2
 
         if args.refresh:
-            pfilef = open(pfile + '.tmp', 'w')
+            pfilef = open(pfile + '.tmp', 'a')
+            pfilef.write(patch_header)
             for patchitem in p.items:
                 patched_file = '/'.join(patchitem.source.split('/')[1:])
                 fullfn = os.path.join(args.outdir, patched_file)