diff -r 028b61c4f926 Lib/distutils/dep_util.py
--- a/Lib/distutils/dep_util.py	Wed Nov 16 09:54:19 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/distutils/dep_util.py	Thu Nov 17 12:22:44 2011 +0100
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
     if not os.path.exists(target):
         return 1
 
-    from stat import ST_MTIME
-    mtime1 = os.stat(source)[ST_MTIME]
-    mtime2 = os.stat(target)[ST_MTIME]
-
-    return mtime1 > mtime2
+    mtime_source = float("%.2f" % os.stat(source).st_mtime)
+    mtime_target = float("%.2f" % os.stat(target).st_mtime)
+    return mtime_source > mtime_target
 
 # newer ()
 
@@ -72,8 +70,7 @@
     # is more recent than 'target', then 'target' is out-of-date and
     # we can immediately return true.  If we fall through to the end
     # of the loop, then 'target' is up-to-date and we return false.
-    from stat import ST_MTIME
-    target_mtime = os.stat(target)[ST_MTIME]
+    target_mtime = float("%.2f" % os.stat(target).st_mtime)
     for source in sources:
         if not os.path.exists(source):
             if missing == 'error':      # blow up when we stat() the file
@@ -82,9 +79,8 @@
                 continue                #  target's dependency list
             elif missing == 'newer':    # missing source means target is
                 return 1                #  out-of-date
-
-        source_mtime = os.stat(source)[ST_MTIME]
-        if source_mtime > target_mtime:
+        mtime_source = float("%.2f" % os.stat(source).st_mtime)
+        if mtime_source > target_mtime:
             return 1
     else:
         return 0
diff -r 028b61c4f926 Lib/distutils/file_util.py
--- a/Lib/distutils/file_util.py	Wed Nov 16 09:54:19 2011 +0200
+++ b/Lib/distutils/file_util.py	Thu Nov 17 12:22:44 2011 +0100
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@
     # (not update) and (src newer than dst).
 
     from distutils.dep_util import newer
-    from stat import ST_ATIME, ST_MTIME, ST_MODE, S_IMODE
-
+    from stat import S_IMODE
     if not os.path.isfile(src):
         raise DistutilsFileError(
               "can't copy '%s': doesn't exist or not a regular file" % src)
@@ -147,9 +146,11 @@
             # According to David Ascher <da@ski.org>, utime() should be done
             # before chmod() (at least under NT).
             if preserve_times:
-                os.utime(dst, (st[ST_ATIME], st[ST_MTIME]))
+                atime_source=float("%.2f" % st.st_atime)
+                mtime_source=float("%.2f" % st.st_mtime)
+                os.utime(dst, (atime_source, mtime_source))
             if preserve_mode:
-                os.chmod(dst, S_IMODE(st[ST_MODE]))
+                os.chmod(dst, S_IMODE(st.st_mode))
 
     return (dst, 1)