diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fda5650..3a89e7e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ AC_SUBST(WARN_CFLAGS)
 
 dnl ==========================================================================
 
+AC_ARG_VAR(CC_FOR_BUILD, [build system C compiler])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, test $cross_compiling = yes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_SHARED, test "$enable_shared" = "yes")
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index ad68c09..cf1fb89 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS =	\
 edit_sgml_SOURCES =	\
 	edit-sgml.c	\
 	$(NULL)
+edit_sgml_CC = $(CC_FOR_BUILD)
 #
 check_SCRIPTS =			\
 	check-missing-doc	\
@@ -150,14 +151,9 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS +=	\
 htmldoc_DATA += $(HTML_DIR)/*
 
 ##
-if CROSS_COMPILING
-.fncs.sgml:
-	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $@ when cross-compiling
-else
 .fncs.sgml:
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $@; \
 	$(builddir)/edit-sgml$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/func.sgml < '$(srcdir)/$*.fncs' > $*.sgml
-endif
 .sgml.txt:
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $@; \
 	$(DOC2TXT) $*.sgml
diff --git a/fc-case/Makefile.am b/fc-case/Makefile.am
index 9bab1c7..c56e657 100644
--- a/fc-case/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-case/Makefile.am
@@ -33,18 +33,13 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS=fc-case
 
 noinst_HEADERS=$(TARG)
 
-fc_case_SOURCES= \
-	fc-case.c
+fc_case_CC = $(CC_FOR_BUILD)
 
 CASEFOLDING=CaseFolding.txt
 SCASEFOLDING=${top_srcdir}/fc-case/CaseFolding.txt
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TARG) $(TMPL) $(CASEFOLDING)
 
-if CROSS_COMPILING
-$(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-case.c $(SCASEFOLDING)
-	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
-else
 ## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
 ## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-case$(EXEEXT)
 ## to make sure availability.
@@ -52,7 +47,6 @@ $(TARG): $(STMPL) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-case$(EXEEXT) $(SCASEFOLDING)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-case$(EXEEXT) $(SCASEFOLDING) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
-endif
 
 ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h
 
diff --git a/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am b/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
index f6aeea7..3ddd53a 100644
--- a/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-glyphname/Makefile.am
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ TARG=fcglyphname.h
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS=fc-glyphname
 
+noinst_HEADERS=$(TARG)
+
+fc_glyphname_CC = $(CC_FOR_BUILD)
+
 GLYPHNAME=zapfdingbats.txt
 SGLYPHNAME=${top_srcdir}/fc-glyphname/zapfdingbats.txt
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TARG) $(TMPL) $(GLYPHNAME)
 
-if CROSS_COMPILING
-$(TARG): $(STMPL) fc-glyphname.c $(SGLYPHNAME)
-	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
-else
 ## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
 ## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT)
 ## to make sure availability.
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ $(TARG): $(STMPL) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT) $(SGLYPHNAME)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-glyphname$(EXEEXT) $(SGLYPHNAME) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
-endif
 
 ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h
 
diff --git a/fc-lang/Makefile.am b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
index 35e94e5..536cff2 100644
--- a/fc-lang/Makefile.am
+++ b/fc-lang/Makefile.am
@@ -31,14 +31,12 @@ TARG=fclang.h
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS=fc-lang
 
-noinst_MANS=fc-lang.man
+noinst_HEADERS=$(TARG)
+
+fc_lang_CC = $(CC_FOR_BUILD)
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TARG) $(TMPL) $(ORTH)
 
-if CROSS_COMPILING
-$(TARG):$(ORTH) fc-lang.c $(STMPL)
-	@echo Warning: cannot rebuild $(TARG) when cross-compiling
-else
 ## BUILT_SOURCES doesn't effect to 'distcheck'
 ## so $(ALIAS_FILES) has to be appeared prior to fc-lang$(EXEEXT)
 ## to make sure availability.
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ $(TARG):$(ORTH) $(ALIAS_FILES) fc-lang${EXEEXT} $(STMPL)
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(RM) $(TARG); \
 	./fc-lang${EXEEXT} -d ${srcdir} $(ORTH) < $(STMPL) > $(TARG).tmp && \
 	mv $(TARG).tmp $(TARG)
-endif
 
 ALIAS_FILES = fcalias.h fcaliastail.h