--- at-3.1.12/configure	2009-11-23 16:11:52.000000000 +0100
+++ at-3.1.12/configure	2011-03-30 13:50:03.725526083 +0200
@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking Trying to compile a trivial ANSI C program" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking Trying to compile a trivial ANSI C program... " >&6; }
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-  as_fn_error "Could not compile and run even a trivial ANSI C program - check CC." "$LINENO" 5
+  # as_fn_error "Could not compile and run even a trivial ANSI C program - check CC. Ignoring as we're cross compiling." "$LINENO" 5
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */