--- Makefile.org.orig	2007-02-27 15:03:46 +0000
+++ Makefile.org	2007-02-27 15:26:46 +0000
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@
 # is given through the shell variable `target'.
 BUILD_CMD=  if [ -d "$$dir" ]; then \
 	    (	cd $$dir && echo "making $$target in $$dir..." && \
-		$(CLEARENV) && $(MAKE) -e $(BUILDENV) TOP=.. DIR=$$dir $$target \
+		$(CLEARENV) && [ "$$target" = "links" ] && \
+		$(MAKE) -e $(BUILDENV) DIR=$$dir $$target || \
+		$(MAKE) -e $(BUILDENV) TOP=.. DIR=$$dir $$target \
 	    ) || exit 1; \
 	    fi
 RECURSIVE_BUILD_CMD=for dir in $(DIRS); do $(BUILD_CMD); done