@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(LIB): $(STATIC_OBJS)

 	$(RANLIB) $@

 $(SLIBNAME): $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR)

-	ln -sf $^ $@

+	$(LN_S) $^ $@

 $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR): $(SHARED_OBJS)

 	$(CC) $(SHFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(EXTRALIBS) $(EXTRAOBJS)

@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ install-lib-shared: $(SLIBNAME)

 	install -m 755 $(SLIBNAME) "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION)"

 	$(STRIP) "$(SHLIBDIR)/$(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION)"

 	cd "$(SHLIBDIR)" && \

-		ln -sf $(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION) $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR)

+		$(LN_S) $(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION) $(SLIBNAME_WITH_MAJOR)

 	cd "$(SHLIBDIR)" && \

-		ln -sf $(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION) $(SLIBNAME)

+		$(LN_S) $(SLIBNAME_WITH_VERSION) $(SLIBNAME)

 	$(SLIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD)

 install-lib-static: $(LIB)

@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ ranlib="ranlib"

 make="make"

 strip="strip"

 asmalign_pot="unknown"

+ln_s="ln -sf"

 # machine

 arch=`uname -m`

@@ -1219,6 +1220,7 @@ cc="${cross_prefix}${cc}"

 ar="${cross_prefix}${ar}"

 ranlib="${cross_prefix}${ranlib}"

 strip="${cross_prefix}${strip}"

+ln_s="${cross_prefix}${ln_s}"

 # we need to build at least one lib type

 if ! enabled_any static shared; then

@@ -1879,6 +1881,7 @@ echo "MAKE=$make" >> config.mak

 echo "CC=$cc" >> config.mak

 echo "AR=$ar" >> config.mak

 echo "RANLIB=$ranlib" >> config.mak

+echo "LN_S=$ln_s" >> config.mak

 if enabled dostrip; then

     echo "STRIP=$strip" >> config.mak

 else

@@ -2022,7 +2025,7 @@ if enabled source_path_used; then

             mkdir -p $dir

     done

     for f in $FILES ; do

-        ln -sf "$source_path/$f" $f

+        $ln_s "$source_path/$f" $f

     done

 fi