Index: src/common.mak
--- src/common.mak.orig
+++ src/common.mak
@@ -217,11 +217,10 @@ else	
   CXXFLAGS	 += -g -O2
   DLL_LDFLAGS	 += -shared 
   PLUGIN_LDFLAGS += -shared
-  soname         = -Wl,-soname,lib$1.so.$(IPEVERS)
-  dll_target     = $(buildlib)/lib$1.so.$(IPEVERS)
-  dll_symlinks   = ln -sf lib$1.so.$(IPEVERS) $(buildlib)/lib$1.so
-  install_symlinks = ln -sf lib$1.so.$(IPEVERS) \
-		$(INSTALL_ROOT)$(IPELIBDIR)/lib$1.so
+  soname         = -Wl,-soname,lib$1.so.${SHLIB_VERSION}
+  dll_target     = $(buildlib)/lib$1.so.${SHLIB_VERSION}
+  dll_symlinks   = true
+  install_symlinks = true
   buildlib	 = $(BUILDDIR)/lib
   buildbin       = $(BUILDDIR)/bin
   buildipelets   = $(BUILDDIR)/ipelets