*** Python-2.3a2/Makefile.pre.in	Tue Jan 21 16:05:02 2003
--- Python-2.3a2_patched/Makefile.pre.in	Tue Mar 11 22:15:27 2003
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*** 40,45 ****
--- 40,48 ----
  # Use this to make a link between python$(VERSION) and python in $(BINDIR)
  LN=		@LN@
  
+ # Use this to make a symbolic link between $(INSTSONAME) and libpython$(VERSION)$(SO)
+ LN_S=		@LN_S@
+ 
  # Portable install script (configure doesn't always guess right)
  INSTALL=	@INSTALL@
  INSTALL_PROGRAM=@INSTALL_PROGRAM@
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*** 592,597 ****
--- 595,603 ----
  			$(INSTALL_SHARED) libpython$(VERSION)$(SO) $(BINDIR); \
  		else \
  			$(INSTALL_SHARED) libpython$(VERSION)$(SO) $(LIBDIR)/$(INSTSONAME); \
+ 			case $(MACHDEP) in  \
+ 			linux*) (cd $(LIBDIR); $(LN_S) $(INSTSONAME) libpython$(VERSION)$(SO));; esac ; \
+ 			echo "add $(LIBDIR) to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH or ld.so.conf or the OS equivalent!";\
  		fi; \
  	else	true; \
  	fi
*** Python-2.3a2/configure.in	Wed Feb 19 16:25:07 2003
--- Python-2.3a2_patched/configure.in	Tue Mar 11 19:58:57 2003
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*** 526,531 ****
--- 526,537 ----
  	esac
  fi
  
+ AC_SUBST(LN_S)
+ if test -z "$LN_S" ; then
+        LN_S="ln -s"
+ fi
+ 
+ 
  # Check for --with-pydebug
  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for --with-pydebug)
  AC_ARG_WITH(pydebug,