diff --git a/installation/symlink_Code.py b/installation/symlink_Code.py
index ec335019f..4fec25b2e 100755
--- a/installation/symlink_Code.py
+++ b/installation/symlink_Code.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 no BOM -*-
 
-import os
+import os,sys
 import damask
 
 bin_link = { \
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ for dir in bin_link:
                                                False:os.path.splitext(file)[0]}[file == '']))
       if os.path.lexists(sym_link): os.remove(sym_link)
       os.symlink(src,sym_link)
-      print sym_link,'-->',src
+      sys.stdout.write(sym_link+' -> '+src+'\n')
 
 
 for version in MarcReleases:
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ for version in MarcReleases:
   if os.path.exists(src): 
     sym_link = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(baseDir,'DAMASK_marc'+str(version)+'.f90'))                    
     if os.path.lexists(sym_link): os.remove(sym_link)
-    os.symlink(src,sym_link)
-    print sym_link,'-->',src
+    os.symlink(os.path.relpath(src,baseDir),sym_link)
+    sys.stdout.write(sym_link+' -> '+src+'\n')
+
diff --git a/installation/symlink_Processing.py b/installation/symlink_Processing.py
index d8a546ada..978cc044a 100755
--- a/installation/symlink_Processing.py
+++ b/installation/symlink_Processing.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 no BOM -*-
 
 # Makes postprocessing routines acessible from everywhere.
-import os
+import os,sys
 from damask import Environment
 
 BOLD = '\033[1m'
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ for subDir in processing_subDirs:
 
       if os.path.lexists(sym_link):
         os.remove(sym_link)
-        print sym_link,
+        sys.stdout.write(sym_link)
       else:
-        print BOLD + sym_link + ENDC,
+        sys.stdout.write(BOLD + sym_link + ENDC)
 
       os.symlink(src,sym_link)
-      print '-->',src
+      sys.stdout.write(' -> '+src+'\n')