diff -u Python-3.1.2/configure Python-3.1.2New/configure
--- Python-3.1.2/configure	2010-03-11 08:28:52.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-3.1.2New/configure	2010-04-05 22:01:20.134817462 +1000
@@ -22841,7 +22841,7 @@
 # Multiprocessing check for broken sem_getvalue
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for broken sem_getvalue" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for broken sem_getvalue... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+if test "$cross_compiling" = no; then
   { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
 See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
@@ -25570,7 +25570,7 @@
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for %zd printf() format support" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for %zd printf() format support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then
+if test "$cross_compiling" = no; then
   { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
 See \`config.log' for more details." >&5
 echo "$as_me: error: cannot run test program while cross compiling
diff -u Python-3.1.2/Makefile.pre.in Python-3.1.2New/Makefile.pre.in
--- Python-3.1.2/Makefile.pre.in	2010-03-19 09:01:29.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-3.1.2New/Makefile.pre.in	2010-04-05 22:15:21.834806633 +1000
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
 
 PYTHON=		python$(EXE)
 BUILDPYTHON=	python$(BUILDEXE)
+HOSTPYTHON=     ./$(BUILDPYTHON)
 
 # The task to run while instrument when building the profile-opt target
 PROFILE_TASK=	$(srcdir)/Tools/pybench/pybench.py -n 2 --with-gc --with-syscheck
@@ -218,6 +219,8 @@
 # Parser
 PGEN=		Parser/pgen$(EXE)
 
+HOSTPGEN=   $(PGEN)
+
 POBJS=		\
 		Parser/acceler.o \
 		Parser/grammar1.o \
@@ -417,8 +420,8 @@
 # Build the shared modules
 sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON)
 	@case $$MAKEFLAGS in \
-	*s*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py -q build;; \
-	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
+	*s*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py -q build;; \
+	*) $(RUNSHARED) CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py build;; \
 	esac
 
 # Build static library
@@ -542,7 +545,7 @@
 
 $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C): $(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT)
 		-@$(INSTALL) -d Include
-		-$(PGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
+		-$(HOSTPGEN) $(GRAMMAR_INPUT) $(GRAMMAR_H) $(GRAMMAR_C)
 
 $(PGEN):	$(PGENOBJS)
 		$(CC) $(OPT) $(LDFLAGS) $(PGENOBJS) $(LIBS) -o $(PGEN)
@@ -909,25 +912,25 @@
 	done
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/LICENSE $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/LICENSE.txt
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
 		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
 		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
-		./$(BUILDPYTHON) -Wi -c "import lib2to3.pygram, lib2to3.patcomp;lib2to3.patcomp.PatternCompiler()"
+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -c "import lib2to3.pygram, lib2to3.patcomp;lib2to3.patcomp.PatternCompiler()"
 
 # Create the PLATDIR source directory, if one wasn't distributed..
 $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR):
@@ -1019,12 +1022,14 @@
 # Install the dynamically loadable modules
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
 sharedinstall:
-	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
+	CC='$(CC)' LDSHARED='$(BLDSHARED)' OPT='$(OPT)' CROSS_COMPILE='$(CROSS_COMPILE)' \
+	$(RUNSHARED) $(HOSTPYTHON) -E $(srcdir)/setup.py install \
 	   	--prefix=$(prefix) \
 		--install-scripts=$(BINDIR) \
 		--install-platlib=$(DESTSHARED) \
 		--root=/$(DESTDIR)
 
+
 # Here are a couple of targets for MacOSX again, to install a full
 # framework-based Python. frameworkinstall installs everything, the
 # subtargets install specific parts. Much of the actual work is offloaded to
diff -u Python-3.1.2/setup.py Python-3.1.2New/setup.py
--- Python-3.1.2/setup.py	2010-01-02 02:29:51.000000000 +1000
+++ Python-3.1.2New/setup.py	2010-04-05 22:08:47.914817227 +1000
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from distutils.command.install_lib import install_lib
 
 # This global variable is used to hold the list of modules to be disabled.
-disabled_module_list = []
+disabled_module_list = ['_ctypes']
 
 def add_dir_to_list(dirlist, dir):
     """Add the directory 'dir' to the list 'dirlist' (at the front) if
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@
             self.announce('WARNING: skipping import check for Cygwin-based "%s"'
                 % ext.name)
             return
+        if os.environ.get('CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET') == 'yes':
+            return
         ext_filename = os.path.join(
             self.build_lib,
             self.get_ext_filename(self.get_ext_fullname(ext.name)))
@@ -258,27 +260,31 @@
         try:
             imp.load_dynamic(ext.name, ext_filename)
         except ImportError as why:
-            self.failed.append(ext.name)
-            self.announce('*** WARNING: renaming "%s" since importing it'
-                          ' failed: %s' % (ext.name, why), level=3)
-            assert not self.inplace
-            basename, tail = os.path.splitext(ext_filename)
-            newname = basename + "_failed" + tail
-            if os.path.exists(newname):
-                os.remove(newname)
-            os.rename(ext_filename, newname)
-
-            # XXX -- This relies on a Vile HACK in
-            # distutils.command.build_ext.build_extension().  The
-            # _built_objects attribute is stored there strictly for
-            # use here.
-            # If there is a failure, _built_objects may not be there,
-            # so catch the AttributeError and move on.
-            try:
-                for filename in self._built_objects:
-                    os.remove(filename)
-            except AttributeError:
-                self.announce('unable to remove files (ignored)')
+            if os.environ.get('CROSS_COMPILE_TARGET') != "yes":
+                self.announce('*** WARNING: renaming "%s" since importing it'
+                              ' failed: %s' % (ext.name, why), level=3)
+                assert not self.inplace
+                basename, tail = os.path.splitext(ext_filename)
+                newname = basename + "_failed" + tail
+                if os.path.exists(newname):
+                    os.remove(newname)
+                os.rename(ext_filename, newname)
+
+                # XXX -- This relies on a Vile HACK in
+                # distutils.command.build_ext.build_extension().  The
+                # _built_objects attribute is stored there strictly for
+                # use here.
+                # If there is a failure, _built_objects may not be there,
+                # so catch the AttributeError and move on.
+                try:
+                    for filename in self._built_objects:
+                        os.remove(filename)
+                except AttributeError:
+                    self.announce('unable to remove files (ignored)')
+            else:
+                self.announce('WARNING: "%s" failed importing, but we leave it '
+                              'because we are cross-compiling' %
+                              ext.name)
         except:
             exc_type, why, tb = sys.exc_info()
             self.announce('*** WARNING: importing extension "%s" '