--- orbit-2.14.17.ebuild.old	2009-03-17 00:55:31.000000000 +0200
+++ orbit-2.14.17.ebuild	2009-03-17 02:28:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 GCONF_DEBUG="no"
 
-inherit gnome2
+inherit gnome2 toolchain-funcs
 
 MY_P="ORBit2-${PV}"
 PVP=(${PV//[-\._]/ })
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@
 	# for more information.  Please don't remove -- 8/18/06
 	unset IDL_DIR
 
-	gnome2_src_compile
+	myconf=""
+	if 	tc-is-cross-compiler; then
+		# check that host version is present and runs successfully
+		[ -x /usr/bin/orbit-idl-2 ] \
+			|| die "Please emerge gnome-base/orbit on your host system"
+		myconf="--with-idl-compiler=/usr/bin/orbit-idl-2";
+	fi
+	econf ${myconf}
+	emake
 }
 
 src_test() {