diff --git a/libs/libsearpc/Makefile b/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
index 2183b8a47..e084e4eb1 100644
--- a/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libsearpc/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libsearpc
 PKG_VERSION:=3.2.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/haiwen/libsearpc.git
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -50,19 +51,21 @@ define Package/python3-searpc
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Searpc
   DEPENDS:=+libsearpc +python3-light +python3-logging
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-searpc/description
 $(call Package/libsearpc/description)
 
-  This package contains the Python bindings for Searpc.
+  This package contains Python bindings for Searpc.
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--disable-compile-demo \
 	--disable-server-pkg
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
+
 define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{bin,include}
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
@@ -77,13 +80,6 @@ define Package/libsearpc/install
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libsearpc.so* $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pysearpc/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc/
-	rm -f $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/pysearpc/{pygencode,test_pysearpc}.py
-endef
-
 Py3Package/python3-searpc/install:=:
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libsearpc))
diff --git a/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch b/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc9120b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libsearpc/patches/001-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--- a/pysearpc/Makefile.am
++++ b/pysearpc/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+ 
+ pysearpcdir=${pyexecdir}/pysearpc
+ 
+-pysearpc_PYTHON = __init__.py client.py common.py errors.py named_pipe.py server.py transport.py utils.py
++pysearpc_DATA = __init__.py client.py common.py errors.py named_pipe.py server.py transport.py utils.py
diff --git a/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile b/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
index 0d76f01ab..a22883d3d 100644
--- a/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-ccnet/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-ccnet
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/ccnet-server/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vala/host
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ define Package/python3-seafile-ccnet
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Seafile Ccnet
   DEPENDS:=+seafile-ccnet +python3-light +python3-searpc
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-seafile-ccnet/description
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-python \
 	--with-mysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/mysql_config"
 
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
+
 define Package/seafile-ccnet/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{lib,libexec}
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/libexec/
@@ -88,12 +91,6 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libccnet.{a,la,so*} $(1)/usr/lib/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/ccnet/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/ccnet/
-endef
-
 Py3Package/python3-seafile-ccnet/install:=:
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-ccnet))
diff --git a/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..276b4992b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/seafile-ccnet/patches/011-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--- a/python/ccnet/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/ccnet/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
+ ccnetdir=${pyexecdir}/ccnet
+-ccnet_PYTHON = __init__.py rpc.py
++ccnet_DATA = __init__.py rpc.py
diff --git a/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile b/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
index 295c7f9f9..d72a2a3bb 100644
--- a/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-seahub/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-seahub
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/seahub/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/seahub-$(PKG_VERSION)-server
 HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="Django~=1.11"
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python3-package.mk
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ define Package/seafile-seahub
     +python3-requests-oauthlib \
     +python3-seafile-ccnet \
     +python3-searpc
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/seafile-seahub/description
@@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ MAKE_VARS += \
 	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" \
 	DJANGO_ADMIN_PY="$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG)/bin/django-admin"
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
+define Build/Compile
 	$(call HostPython3/PipInstall,$(HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS))
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,locale)
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
 endef
 
 define Py3Package/seafile-seahub/install
@@ -90,6 +89,8 @@ define Py3Package/seafile-seahub/install
 	mv $(1)/usr/share/seafile/seafile-server/seahub/media/avatars $(1)/usr/share/seafile/seafile-server/seahub/media/avatars_default
 endef
 
+Py3Package/seafile-seahub/filespec:=
+
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,seafile-seahub))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-seahub))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,seafile-seahub-src))
diff --git a/net/seafile-server/Makefile b/net/seafile-server/Makefile
index d8c1901da..43cfa9b73 100644
--- a/net/seafile-server/Makefile
+++ b/net/seafile-server/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=seafile-server
 PKG_VERSION:=7.1.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/haiwen/seafile-server/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)-server?
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=vala/host libevhtp
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PYTHON3_PKG_BUILD:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
@@ -111,7 +112,6 @@ define Package/python3-seafile-server
   SUBMENU:=Python
   TITLE:=Python bindings for Seafile server
   DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-logging +python3-searpc +python3-seafile-ccnet
-  VARIANT:=python3
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-seafile-server/description
@@ -126,10 +126,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-python \
 	--with-mysql="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/mysql_config"
 
-# This is required as python3-package.mk overrides the default setting of having interlinking enabled
-ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
-  TARGET_CFLAGS += -minterlink-mips16
-endif
+CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	PYTHON="$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)"
 
 ifdef CONFIG_GCC_LIBSSP
   TARGET_LDFLAGS += -lssp
@@ -199,13 +197,6 @@ define Build/InstallDev
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libseafile.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 endef
 
-define Py3Build/Compile
-	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/{seafile,seaserv}
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/{seafile,seaserv}
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/seafile/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/seafile/
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/python/seaserv/*.py $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)/seaserv/
-endef
-
 define Package/seafile-server-fuse/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/{bin,libexec}
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/seaf-fuse $(1)/usr/libexec/
diff --git a/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch b/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..624c8c7c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/seafile-server/patches/012-automake-no-python-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/python/seafile/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/seafile/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ seafiledir=${pyexecdir}/seafile
+ 
+-seafile_PYTHON = __init__.py rpcclient.py
++seafile_DATA = __init__.py rpcclient.py
+--- a/python/seaserv/Makefile.am
++++ b/python/seaserv/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+ seaservdir=${pyexecdir}/seaserv
+ 
+-seaserv_PYTHON = __init__.py service.py api.py
++seaserv_DATA = __init__.py service.py api.py