--- configure.in	2009-05-28 17:05:03.000000000 +0000
+++ configure.in	2009-05-28 17:05:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ 
 AC_C___ATTRIBUTE__
 
 dnl
+dnl Get the host compiler if cross-compiling
+dnl
+AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, [ test $cross_compiling = yes ])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for CC_FOR_BUILD])
+if test "x${CC_FOR_BUILD+set}" != "xset" ; then
+  if test "x$cross_compiling" = "xyes" ; then
+    CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC_FOR_BUILD-gcc}
+  else
+    CC_FOR_BUILD=${CC}
+  fi
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT([$CC_FOR_BUILD])
+AC_SUBST(CC_FOR_BUILD)
+
+dnl
 dnl Check if --version-script is supported by ld
 dnl
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for .symver assembler directive, libc_cv_asm_symver_directive,
--- doc/specs/Makefile.am	2009-05-28 17:05:03.000000000 +0000
+++ doc/specs/Makefile.am	2009-05-28 17:06:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ 
 
 padout_LDADD = @LEXLIB@
 
+CC = @CC_FOR_BUILD@
+CFLAGS = 
+LDFLAGS = 
+
 doc_DATA = draft-morgan-pam-current.txt rfc86.0.txt