--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([config.h.in])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AC_GNU_SOURCE
+AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
 AC_DEFINE_DIR(LOCALEDIR, datadir/locale, [Directory where gettext translations are kept.])
 
 # Checks for programs.
--- src/Makefile.am
+++ src/Makefile.am
@@ -40,21 +40,23 @@
   ../lib/libgnu.a
 
 all-local:
-	@[ -f qmv ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd qmv ; $(LN_S) qcmd qmv)
-	@[ -f qcp ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd qcp ; $(LN_S) qcmd qcp)
-	@[ -f imv ] || (echo $(LN_S) icmd imv ; $(LN_S) icmd imv)
-	@[ -f icp ] || (echo $(LN_S) icmd icp ; $(LN_S) icmd icp)
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd qmv
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd qcp
+	$(LN_S) -f icmd imv
+	$(LN_S) -f icmd icp
 
 install-exec-local:
-	@[ -f $(bindir)/qmv ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qmv ; $(LN_S) qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qmv)
-	@[ -f $(bindir)/qcp ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qcp ; $(LN_S) qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qcp)
-	@[ -f $(bindir)/imv ] || (echo $(LN_S) icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/imv ; $(LN_S) icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/imv)
-	@[ -f $(bindir)/icp ] || (echo $(LN_S) icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/icp ; $(LN_S) icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/icp)
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qmv
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/qcp
+	$(LN_S) -f icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/imv
+	$(LN_S) -f icmd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/icp
 
 install-data-local:
 	$(mkdir_p) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
-	@[ -f $(man1dir)/qmv.1 ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qmv.1 ; $(LN_S) qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qmv.1)
-	@[ -f $(man1dir)/qcp.1 ] || (echo $(LN_S) qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qcp.1 ; $(LN_S) qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qcp.1)
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qmv.1
+	$(LN_S) -f qcmd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(man1dir)/qcp.1
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f qmv qcp imv icp qmv.1 qcp.1