diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 2e509a0b9..96377b6b4 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -63,21 +63,22 @@ def call(cmd, silent=False):
 
 # http://www.scons.org/wiki/InstallTargets
 def create_uninstall_target(env, path, is_glob=False):
-    if is_glob:
-        all_files = Glob(path,strings=True)
-        for filei in all_files:
-            env.Command( "uninstall-"+filei, filei,
-            [
-            Delete("$SOURCE"),
-            ])
-            env.Alias("uninstall", "uninstall-"+filei)
-    else:
-        if os.path.exists(path):
-            env.Command( "uninstall-"+path, path,
-            [
-            Delete("$SOURCE"),
-            ])
-            env.Alias("uninstall", "uninstall-"+path)
+    if 'uninstall' in COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
+        if is_glob:
+            all_files = Glob(path,strings=True)
+            for filei in all_files:
+                env.Command( "uninstall-"+filei, filei,
+                [
+                Delete("$SOURCE"),
+                ])
+                env.Alias("uninstall", "uninstall-"+filei)
+        else:
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                env.Command( "uninstall-"+path, path,
+                [
+                Delete("$SOURCE"),
+                ])
+                env.Alias("uninstall", "uninstall-"+path)
     
 def shortest_name(libs):
     name = '-'*200
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ pickle_store = [# Scons internal variables
         # Mapnik's SConstruct build variables
         'PLUGINS',
         'ABI_VERSION',
+        'MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING',
         'PLATFORM',
         'BOOST_ABI',
         'BOOST_APPEND',
@@ -1001,6 +1003,7 @@ if not preconfigured:
             env['ABI_VERSION'] = abi_fallback
         else:
             env['ABI_VERSION'] = abi
+        env['MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING'] = '.'.join(['%d' % i for i in env['ABI_VERSION']])
 
 
         # Common C++ flags.
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index f2aac7aeb..b93fcf973 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ if env['PLATFORM'] == 'Darwin':
     else:
         lib_path = mapnik_libname
     linkflags = '-Wl,-install_name,%s' % lib_path
-    linkflags += ' -current_version 0.8.0 -compatibility_version 0.8.0'
+    _d = {'version':env['MAPNIK_VERSION_STRING']}
+    linkflags += ' -current_version %(version)s -compatibility_version %(version)s' % _d
 elif env['PLATFORM'] == 'SunOS' and env['CXX'].startswith('CC'):
     linkflags = '-R. -h %s' % mapnik_libname
 else: # Linux and others