--- Makefile.skel.orig	2012-09-19 07:58:20.000000000 -0500
+++ Makefile.skel	2022-09-03 15:34:45.000000000 -0500
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@
 all: $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/pyxplot $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/pyxplot_watch $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/pyxplot_fitshelper $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/pyxplot_timehelper $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/debug/pyxplot $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/debug/pyxplot_watch $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/install/pyxplot $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/install/pyxplot_watch $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/install/pyxplot_fitshelper $(LOCAL_BINDIR)/install/pyxplot_timehelper $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot.1 $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot_watch.1
 
 src/settings/epsColors.h: buildScripts/colorlistGenerate.py
-	python buildScripts/colorlistGenerate.py
+	python2.7 buildScripts/colorlistGenerate.py
 
 src/settings/epsColors.c: src/settings/epsColors.h
 
 src/parser/cmdList.h: buildScripts/parser_data.py buildScripts/parser_data.dat
-	python buildScripts/parser_data.py
+	python2.7 buildScripts/parser_data.py
 
 src/parser/cmdList.c: src/parser/cmdList.h
 
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@
 
 $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot.1: buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot.py
 	mkdir -p $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)
-	python buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot.py       ${DOCDIR}/pyxplot.pdf > $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot.1
+	python2.7 buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot.py       ${DOCDIR}/pyxplot.pdf > $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot.1
 
 $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot_watch.1: buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot_watch.py
 	mkdir -p $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)
-	python buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot_watch.py ${DOCDIR}/pyxplot.pdf > $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot_watch.1
+	python2.7 buildScripts/manpage_pyxplot_watch.py ${DOCDIR}/pyxplot.pdf > $(LOCAL_OBJDIR)/pyxplot_watch.1
 
 
 #