--- /tmp/python-2.5.1-r2.ebuild	2007-05-12 14:05:39.000000000 +0200
+++ python-2.5.1-r2.ebuild	2007-05-13 08:37:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@
 }
 
 pkg_postrm() {
+	local mansuffix=$(ecompress --suffix)
 	python_makesym
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/idle" "idle[0-9].[0-9]"
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/pydoc" "pydoc[0-9].[0-9]"
+	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/share/man/man1/python.1${mansuffix}" \
+								"python[0-9].[0-9].1${mansuffix}"
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/python-config" \
 								"python-config-[0-9].[0-9]"
-	suffix=$(echo /usr/share/man/man1/python${PYVER}.1* | sed "s/.*python${PYVER}.1//")
-	ln -s "${ROOT}"/usr/share/man/man1/python${PYVER}.1${suffix} \
-		"${ROOT}"/usr/share/man/man1/python.1${suffix}
 
 	python_mod_cleanup /usr/lib/python${PYVER}
 	[[ "$(get_libdir)" == "lib" ]] || \
@@ -243,15 +243,15 @@
 pkg_postinst() {
 	local myroot
 	myroot=$(echo $ROOT | sed 's:/$::')
+	local mansuffix=$(ecompress --suffix)
 
 	python_makesym
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/idle" "idle[0-9].[0-9]"
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/pydoc" "pydoc[0-9].[0-9]"
 	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/bin/python-config" \
 								"python-config-[0-9].[0-9]"
-	suffix=$(echo /usr/share/man/man1/python${PYVER}.1* | sed "s/.*python${PYVER}.1//")
-	ln -s "${ROOT}"/usr/share/man/man1/python${PYVER}.1${suffix} \
-		"${ROOT}"/usr/share/man/man1/python.1${suffix}
+	alternatives_auto_makesym "/usr/share/man/man1/python.1${mansuffix}" \
+								"python[0-9].[0-9].1${mansuffix}"
 
 	python_mod_optimize
 	python_mod_optimize -x site-packages \