--- /usr/portage/dev-libs/ace/ace-5.7.2.ebuild	2010-07-13 03:35:36.000000000 +0300
+++ /usr/local/portage/dev-libs/ace/ace-5.7.2.ebuild	2010-12-12 17:56:42.736340689 +0200
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 LICENSE="BSD as-is"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~x86 ~sparc ~ppc ~alpha ~amd64"
-IUSE="X ipv6 tao ciao"
+IUSE="X ipv6 tao ciao crossdev"
 
 COMMON_DEPEND="dev-libs/openssl"
 # TODO probably more
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 src_unpack() {
 	unpack ${A}
 	cd "${S}"
+
+	# patch configure for not running epoll tests if cross compiling
+	if use crossdev
+	then
+		patch configure "${FILESDIR}"/ace-epoll-cross-compile-configure-problem.patch
+	fi
+
 	# Let's avoid autotools. http://bugs.gentoo.org/328027.
 	if has_version ">=dev-libs/openssl-1.0.0"; then
 		sed -i -e 's:SSL_METHOD:const SSL_METHOD:' configure || die
@@ -42,6 +49,7 @@
 
 	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}"
 	econf \
+		$(use crossdev && echo "--enable-ace-examples=no --enable-ace-tests=no") \
 		--enable-lib-all \
 		$(use_with X) \
 		$(use_enable ipv6) \