diff -ru debian_patched/unix/Makefile.in debian_patched_plus/unix/Makefile.in
--- debian_patched/unix/Makefile.in	2010-08-18 07:24:06.861099376 +0000
+++ debian_patched_plus/unix/Makefile.in	2010-08-18 09:55:43.085742055 +0000
@@ -163,6 +163,15 @@
 # normal build although it can be required to run make dist.
 TCL_EXE			= tclsh
 
+# When cross compiling use the pre-existing (host) tclsh
+# rather than the just built (target) tclsh 
+cross_compiling		= @cross_compiling@
+ifeq (${cross_compiling},yes)
+        TCLSH=$(TCL_EXE)
+else
+        TCLSH=./tclsh
+endif
+
 # The symbols below provide support for dynamic loading and shared libraries.
 # See configure.in for a description of what the symbols mean. The values of
 # the symbols are normally set by the configure script. You shouldn't normally
@@ -623,20 +632,20 @@
 shell: tclsh
 	@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@="`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}"; export @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@; \
 	TCL_LIBRARY="${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}"; export TCL_LIBRARY; \
-	./tclsh $(SCRIPT)
+	$(TCLSH) $(SCRIPT)
 
 # This target can be used to run tclsh inside either gdb or insight
 gdb: tclsh
 	@echo "set env @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@=\"`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}\"" > gdb.run
 	@echo "set env TCL_LIBRARY=${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}" >> gdb.run
-	$(GDB) ./tclsh --command=gdb.run
+	$(GDB) $(TCLSH) --command=gdb.run
 	rm gdb.run
 
 # This target can be used to run tclsh inside ddd
 ddd: tclsh
 	@echo "set env @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@=\"`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}\"" > gdb.run
 	@echo "set env TCL_LIBRARY=${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}" >> gdb.run
-	$(DDD) -command=gdb.run ./tclsh
+	$(DDD) -command=gdb.run $(TCLSH)
 	rm gdb.run
 
 VALGRINDARGS=--tool=memcheck --num-callers=8 --leak-resolution=high --leak-check=yes --show-reachable=yes -v
@@ -649,7 +658,7 @@
 valgrindshell: tclsh
 	@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@="`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}"; export @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@; \
 	TCL_LIBRARY="${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}"; export TCL_LIBRARY; \
-	valgrind $(VALGRINDARGS) ./tclsh $(SCRIPT)
+	valgrind $(VALGRINDARGS) $(TCLSH) $(SCRIPT)
 
 # The following target outputs the name of the top-level source directory for
 # Tcl (it is used by Tk's configure script, for example). The .NO_PARALLEL
@@ -821,14 +830,14 @@
 	@echo "Installing time zone data"
 	@@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@="`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}"; export @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@; \
 	TCL_LIBRARY="${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}"; export TCL_LIBRARY; \
-	./tclsh $(TOOL_DIR)/installData.tcl \
+	$(TCLSH) $(TOOL_DIR)/installData.tcl \
 	    $(TOP_DIR)/library/tzdata "$(SCRIPT_INSTALL_DIR)"/tzdata
 
 install-msgs: tclsh
 	@echo "Installing message catalogs"
 	@@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@="`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}"; export @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@; \
 	TCL_LIBRARY="${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}"; export TCL_LIBRARY; \
-	./tclsh $(TOOL_DIR)/installData.tcl \
+	$(TCLSH) $(TOOL_DIR)/installData.tcl \
 	    $(TOP_DIR)/library/msgs "$(SCRIPT_INSTALL_DIR)"/msgs
 
 install-doc: doc
@@ -1768,7 +1777,7 @@
 BUILD_HTML = \
 	@@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@="`pwd`:$${@LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@}"; export @LD_LIBRARY_PATH_VAR@; \
 	TCL_LIBRARY="${TCL_BUILDTIME_LIBRARY}"; export TCL_LIBRARY; \
-	./tclsh $(TOOL_DIR)/tcltk-man2html.tcl --htmldir="$(HTML_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+	$(TCLSH) $(TOOL_DIR)/tcltk-man2html.tcl --htmldir="$(HTML_INSTALL_DIR)" \
 		--srcdir=$(TOP_DIR)/.. $(BUILD_HTML_FLAGS)
 
 #
diff -ru debian_patched/unix/configure debian_patched_plus/unix/configure
--- debian_patched/unix/configure	2010-08-18 07:24:06.861099376 +0000
+++ debian_patched_plus/unix/configure	2010-08-18 09:47:02.805088210 +0000
@@ -19666,6 +19666,7 @@
 s,@PACKAGE_VERSION@,$PACKAGE_VERSION,;t t
 s,@PACKAGE_STRING@,$PACKAGE_STRING,;t t
 s,@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@,$PACKAGE_BUGREPORT,;t t
+s,@cross_compiling@,$cross_compiling,;t t
 s,@exec_prefix@,$exec_prefix,;t t
 s,@prefix@,$prefix,;t t
 s,@program_transform_name@,$program_transform_name,;t t