--- /usr/portage/dev-libs/icu/icu-4.4.1.ebuild	2010-07-03 01:05:39.000000000 +0200
+++ /usr/local/portage/dev-libs/icu/icu-4.4.1.ebuild	2010-07-24 14:35:27.000000000 +0200
@@ -52,6 +52,22 @@
 
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-pkgdata.patch"
 	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-et_EE.patch"
+
+	if [[ "$CBUILD" != "$CHOST" ]]; then
+		cd $S/..
+		cp -r source source.native
+		cd source.native
+		cflags_= $CFLAGS
+		CFLAGS=""
+		cxxflags_= $CXXFLAGS
+		CXXFLAGS=""
+		./configure --build=$CBUILD --host=$CBUILD --disable-debug --disable-samples --disable-static
+		make
+		CFLAGS=$cflags_
+		CXXFLAGS=$cxxflags_
+		cd $S
+		crossbuilddir=" --with-cross-build=${S}.native"
+	fi
 }
 
 src_configure() {
@@ -60,7 +76,8 @@
 	econf \
 		$(use_enable debug) \
 		$(use_enable examples samples) \
-		$(use_enable static-libs static)
+		$(use_enable static-libs static) \
+		${crossbuilddir}
 }
 
 src_test() {