--- configure.ac	2009-03-26 21:43:13.000000000 +0000
+++ configure.ac.new	2009-03-26 21:43:50.000000000 +0000
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 dnl
 dnl
 AC_INIT(libXt, 1.0.5, [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=xorg], libXt)
+
+AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
+AC_CANONICAL_HOST
+
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([dist-bzip2])
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
@@ -37,6 +41,16 @@
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, [ test $cross_compiling = yes ])
+
+if test x$host != x$build ; then
+    CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC_FOR_BUILD-gcc}
+else
+    CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC}
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$CC_FOR_BUILD])
+AC_SUBST(CC_FOR_BUILD)
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XT, sm x11 xproto kbproto)
 
 # Needed for including Xalloca.h

--- util/Makefile.am	2009-03-26 21:55:27.000000000 +0000
+++ util/Makefile.am.new	2009-03-26 21:55:52.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 if INSTALL_MAKESTRS
 bin_PROGRAMS = makestrs
+noinst_PROGRAMS = $(MAKESTRS_PROG)
 else
-noinst_PROGRAMS = makestrs
+noinst_PROGRAMS = makestrs $(MAKESTRS_PROG)
 endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
@@ -41,3 +42,11 @@
 
 .man.$(APP_MAN_SUFFIX):
 	sed $(MAN_SUBSTS) < $< > $@
+
+if CROSS_COMPILING
+MAKESTRS_PROG=xmakestrs$(EXEEXT)
+
+xmakestrs$(EXEEXT): makestrs.c
+	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) $(X11_CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) \
+	$(CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) $(LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ makestrs.c
+endif

--- src/Makefile.am	2006-12-19 03:40:53.000000000 +0000
+++ src/Makefile.am.new	2009-03-26 22:03:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -92,12 +92,19 @@
 
 STRING_LIST = $(top_srcdir)/util/string.list
 
+if CROSS_COMPILING
+MAKESTRS=$(top_builddir)/util/xmakestrs
+else
+MAKESTRS=$(top_builddir)/util/makestrs
+endif
+
+
 all-local: $(BUILT_FILES)
 
 $(BUILT_HEADER): $(BUILT_SOURCE)
 
 $(BUILT_SOURCE):
-	$(top_builddir)/util/makestrs -i $(top_srcdir) $(STRINGSABIOPTIONS) < $(STRING_LIST) > StringDefs.c
+	$(MAKESTRS) -i $(top_srcdir) $(STRINGSABIOPTIONS) < $(STRING_LIST) > StringDefs.c
 	mkdir -p $(top_builddir)/src
 	mkdir -p $(top_builddir)/include/X11
 	cp StringDefs.h $(top_builddir)/include/X11