Remove the python symlink install rules. The python symlink installation will be handled by Buildroot itself, because Buildroot needs to control to what python interpreter (python2 or python3) the python symlink points to. Signed-off-by: Samuel Martin diff -purN a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in --- a/Makefile.pre.in 2014-03-02 17:56:56.529132499 +0100 +++ b/Makefile.pre.in 2014-03-02 19:24:02.346491849 +0100 @@ -857,17 +857,10 @@ $(DESTSHARED): # $(PYTHON) -> python2 -> python$(VERSION)) # Also create equivalent chains for other installed files bininstall: altbininstall - -if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON) -o -h $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON); \ - then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON); \ - else true; \ - fi - (cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python2$(EXE) $(PYTHON)) -rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python2$(EXE) (cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)$(EXE) python2$(EXE)) -rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python2-config (cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)-config python2-config) - -rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python-config - (cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python2-config python-config) -test -d $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC) || $(INSTALL) -d -m $(DIRMODE) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC) -rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC)/python2.pc (cd $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPC); $(LN) -s python-$(VERSION).pc python2.pc)