--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/Toolchain-cross.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# search for programs in the build host directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+# for libraries and headers in the target directories
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Usage: ./configure [options]
 
 --help|-h           shows this help
 --prefix=<path>     installation prefix
+--cross-root=<path> cross-compilation prefix
 --enable-shared     enables shared build
 --enable-debug      enables debug build
 --enable-tiger      enables Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) build
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ SOURCE_DIR=`pwd`
 
 # cmake parameters
 CMAKE_PREFIX=
+CMAKE_ROOT=
 CMAKE_SHARED=
 CMAKE_DEBUG=
 CMAKE_BACKUP=
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ] ; do
         --prefix=*)
             CMAKE_PREFIX="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${1##--prefix=}"
             ;;
+        --cross-root=*)
+            CMAKE_ROOT="-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$SOURCE_DIR/cmake/Toolchain-cross.cmake"
+            echo "SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH ${1##--cross-root=})" >> $SOURCE_DIR/cmake/Toolchain-cross.cmake
+            ;;
         --with-python=*)
             CMAKE_PYTHON="-DBUILD_PYTHON=${1##--with-python=}"
             ;;
@@ -150,4 +156,4 @@ fi
 cd "$BUILD_DIR"
 
 # invoke cmake to do configuration
-cmake $SOURCE_DIR $CMAKE_PREFIX $CMAKE_SHARED $CMAKE_DEBUG $CMAKE_BACKUP $CMAKE_CROSS $CMAKE_PROTECTION $CMAKE_PYTHON $CMAKE_GNAP $CMAKE_COMPLETE $CMAKE_ICONV
+cmake $SOURCE_DIR $CMAKE_ROOT $CMAKE_PREFIX $CMAKE_SHARED $CMAKE_DEBUG $CMAKE_BACKUP $CMAKE_CROSS $CMAKE_PROTECTION $CMAKE_PYTHON $CMAKE_GNAP $CMAKE_COMPLETE $CMAKE_ICONV