--- misc/Python-2.6.1/Makefile.pre.in	2011-03-08 18:23:37.230410480 +0100
+++ misc/build/Python-2.6.1/Makefile.pre.in	2011-03-08 18:22:57.935746999 +0100
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 libpython$(VERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
 		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
-		$(LN) -f $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
+		$(LN) -fs $(INSTSONAME) $@; \
 	else\
 		$(LDSHARED) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
 	fi
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
 	then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON); \
 	else true; \
 	fi
-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON))
+	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON))
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python-config
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)-config python-config)