--- python-2.6.2.ebuild	2009-05-09 11:17:03.000000000 +0000
+++ python-2.6.2.ebuild.new	2009-05-09 11:18:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@
 
 	EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch" epatch "${WORKDIR}/${PV}"
 
+	if tc-is-cross-compiler ; then
+		# Change setup.py to respect the PYTHON_SYSROOT environment variable.
+		# By doing so, we are able to cross-compile the python modules!
+		epatch "${FILESDIR}/python-2.6-cross-setup-sysroot.patch"
+	fi
+
 	sed -i -e "s:@@GENTOO_LIBDIR@@:$(get_libdir):g" \
 		Lib/distutils/command/install.py \
 		Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py \