--- git-1.7.2.1.orig/Makefile	2010-07-28 19:03:43.000000000 +0200
+++ git-1.7.2.1/Makefile	2010-07-30 12:25:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -1594,7 +1594,6 @@ builtin/help.s builtin/help.o: EXTRA_CPP
 
 $(BUILT_INS): git$X
 	$(QUIET_BUILT_IN)$(RM) $@ && \
-	ln git$X $@ 2>/dev/null || \
 	ln -s git$X $@ 2>/dev/null || \
 	cp git$X $@
 
@@ -1894,7 +1893,6 @@ git-http-push$X: revision.o http.o http-
 
 $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES): $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY)
 	$(QUIET_LNCP)$(RM) $@ && \
-	ln $< $@ 2>/dev/null || \
 	ln -s $< $@ 2>/dev/null || \
 	cp $< $@
 
@@ -2077,18 +2075,16 @@ endif
 	{ test "$$bindir/" = "$$execdir/" || \
 		{ $(RM) "$$execdir/git$X" && \
 		test -z "$(NO_CROSS_DIRECTORY_HARDLINKS)" && \
-		ln "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" 2>/dev/null || \
+		ln -s "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$bindir/git$X" "$$execdir/git$X"; } ; } && \
 	for p in $(BUILT_INS); do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
-		ln "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		ln -s "git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$execdir/git$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 	done && \
 	remote_curl_aliases="$(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)" && \
 	for p in $$remote_curl_aliases; do \
 		$(RM) "$$execdir/$$p" && \
-		ln "$$execdir/git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		ln -s "git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" 2>/dev/null || \
 		cp "$$execdir/git-remote-http$X" "$$execdir/$$p" || exit; \
 	done && \