--- a/libs/cairo/configure
+++ b/libs/cairo/configure
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@
 build_TRUE
 CAIRO_ATTRIBUTE_FLAG
 VISIBILITY_CFLAGS
+STRINGS
 LN_S
 RANLIB
 WARNING_CFLAGS
@@ -5673,10 +5686,104 @@
 if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
 
 
-if strings - conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
+# allow users to override default 'strings' with 'llvm-strings'
+# or ${CHOST}-strings.
+if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}strings", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}strings; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_STRINGS+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$STRINGS"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_STRINGS="$STRINGS" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_STRINGS="${ac_tool_prefix}strings"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+STRINGS=$ac_cv_prog_STRINGS
+if test -n "$STRINGS"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $STRINGS" >&5
+$as_echo "$STRINGS" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+fi
+if test -z "$ac_cv_prog_STRINGS"; then
+  ac_ct_STRINGS=$STRINGS
+  # Extract the first word of "strings", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy strings; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_STRINGS+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test -n "$ac_ct_STRINGS"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_STRINGS="$ac_ct_STRINGS" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_STRINGS="strings"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+fi
+fi
+ac_ct_STRINGS=$ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_STRINGS
+if test -n "$ac_ct_STRINGS"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_ct_STRINGS" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_ct_STRINGS" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+  if test "x$ac_ct_STRINGS" = x; then
+    STRINGS=""
+  else
+    case $cross_compiling:$ac_tool_warned in
+yes:)
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: using cross tools not prefixed with host triplet" >&2;}
+ac_tool_warned=yes ;;
+esac
+    STRINGS=$ac_ct_STRINGS
+  fi
+else
+  STRINGS="$ac_cv_prog_STRINGS"
+fi
+
+if $STRINGS - conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if strings - conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
+if $STRINGS - conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else
--- a/libs/cairo/m4/float.m4
+++ b/libs/cairo/m4/float.m4
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@
 
 ]])], [
 
-if strings - conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
+# allow users to override default 'strings' with 'llvm-strings'
+# or ${CHOST}-strings.
+AC_CHECK_TOOL([STRINGS], [strings])
+if $STRINGS - conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if strings - conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
+if $STRINGS - conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else