--- recoll-1.23.7/python/recoll/Makefile.in~	2017-06-30 22:04:35.000000000 +0200
+++ recoll-1.23.7/python/recoll/Makefile.in	2018-07-30 12:43:48.919492828 +0200
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 all:
 	echo libdir: $(libdir)
 	test '@srcdir@' = '.' || cp -rp @srcdir@/recoll .
-	libdir=$(libdir) python setup.py build
+	libdir=$(libdir) python2 setup.py build
 install:
-	sudo python setup.py install
+	sudo python2 setup.py install
 clean:
 	rm -rf build 
 	rm -f recoll/__init__.pyc
--- recoll-1.23.7/Makefile.in~	2018-01-08 14:21:44.000000000 +0100
+++ recoll-1.23.7/Makefile.in	2018-07-30 12:58:34.781482003 +0200
@@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@            OPTSFORPYTHON=--install-layout=deb; \
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@        fi; \
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@        set -x; \
-@MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@        python setup.py install \
+@MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@        python2 setup.py install \
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@         --prefix=${prefix} --root=$${DESTDIR:-/} $${OPTSFORPYTHON})
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@clean-local: recollpython-clean
 @MAKEPYTHON_TRUE@recollpython-clean: