--- configure.in_orig	2009-06-18 16:36:49.000000000 -0400
+++ configure.in	2009-07-09 14:55:09.846231085 -0400
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@
 # Check for broken snprintf
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_snprintf" = "xyes" ; then
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether snprintf correctly terminates long strings])
+if test "x$cross_compiling" = "xyes"; then
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+	AC_MSG_WARN([cannot run snprintf test when cross-compiling, assuming true!!])
+else
 	AC_TRY_RUN(
 		[
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@
 		]
 	)
 fi
+fi
 
 # Cheap hack to ensure NEWS-OS libraries are arranged right.
 if test ! -z "$SONY" ; then