diff --git a/python/python/python-2.5-cross-printf.patch b/python/python/python-2.5-cross-printf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..017e3d450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python/python-2.5-cross-printf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../python/python-2.5-cross-printf.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+http://ftp.eenet.ee/gentoo-portage/dev-lang/python/files/python-2.5-cross-printf.patch
+
+http://bugs.gentoo.org/239110
+
+assume %zd is supported when cross-compiling.  any target we care about
+supports it, so ...
+
+--- ./configure.in
++++ ./configure.in
+@@ -3417,7 +3417,7 @@
+ 					   
+ 
+ 
+-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for %zd printf() format support)
++AC_CACHE_CHECK([for %zd printf() format support], [py_cv_has_zd_printf], [dnl
+ AC_TRY_RUN([#include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stddef.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+@@ -3451,10 +3451,13 @@
+ 	return 1;
+ 
+     return 0;
+-}],
+-[AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+- AC_DEFINE(PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T, "z", [Define to printf format modifier for Py_ssize_t])],
+- AC_MSG_RESULT(no))
++}], [py_cv_has_zd_printf="yes"],
++    [py_cv_has_zd_printf="no"],
++    [py_cv_has_zd_printf="cross -- assuming yes"]
++)])
++if test "$py_cv_has_zd_printf" != "no" ; then
++  AC_DEFINE(PY_FORMAT_SIZE_T, "z", [Define to printf format modifier for Py_ssize_t])
++fi
+ 
+ AC_CHECK_TYPE(socklen_t,,
+   AC_DEFINE(socklen_t,int,
diff --git a/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch b/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b51fc605c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+http://ftp.eenet.ee/gentoo-portage/dev-lang/python/files/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
+
+if we're cross-compiling, fall back to a link-only test rather than trying
+to run a program for the chflags functions
+
+--- python-2.6/configure.in
++++ python-2.6/configure.in
+@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@
+ 
+ # On Tru64, chflags seems to be present, but calling it will
+ # exit Python
+-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for chflags)
++AC_CACHE_CHECK([for chflags], [py_cv_has_chflags], [dnl
+ AC_TRY_RUN([
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+@@ -2575,12 +2575,18 @@
+     return 1;
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `chflags' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++], [py_cv_has_chflags="yes"],
++   [py_cv_has_chflags="no"],
++   [py_cv_has_chflags="cross"])
++])
++if test "$py_cv_has_chflags" = "cross" ; then
++  AC_CHECK_FUNC([chflags], [py_cv_has_chflags="yes"], [py_cv_has_chflags="no"])
++fi
++if test "$py_cv_has_chflags" = "yes" ; then
++  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `chflags' function.)
++fi
+ 
+-AC_MSG_CHECKING(for lchflags)
++AC_CACHE_CHECK([for lchflags], [py_cv_has_lchflags], [dnl
+ AC_TRY_RUN([
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+@@ -2590,10 +2596,16 @@
+     return 1;
+   return 0;
+ }
+-],AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `lchflags' function.)
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
+-  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+-)
++], [py_cv_has_lchflags="yes"],
++   [py_cv_has_lchflags="no"],
++   [py_cv_has_lchflags="cross"])
++])
++if test "$py_cv_has_lchflags" = "cross" ; then
++  AC_CHECK_FUNC([lchflags], [py_cv_has_lchflags="yes"], [py_cv_has_lchflags="no"])
++fi
++if test "$py_cv_has_lchflags" = "yes" ; then
++  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `lchflags' function.)
++fi
+ 
+ dnl Check if system zlib has *Copy() functions
+ dnl
diff --git a/python/python/python.conf b/python/python/python.conf
index c953a96c0..4ccf5e24e 100644
--- a/python/python/python.conf
+++ b/python/python/python.conf
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
 python_postmake() {
+	if ! atstage toolchain; then
         cat > $root/etc/profile.d/python <<-EOT
 
 	export PYTHON="$bindir/python"
 	EOT
+	fi
 }
 
 python_preconf()
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ python_preconf()
 }
 
 runpysetup=0
+autogen=1
 var_append confopt " " "--enable-shared --with-threads"
 
 # We can savely ignore this dependencies.
diff --git a/python/python/python.desc b/python/python/python.desc
index 7652ccd85..446b2b3c9 100644
--- a/python/python/python.desc
+++ b/python/python/python.desc
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
 [L] OpenSource
 [S] Stable
 [V] 2.6.2
-[P] X -----5---9 109.000
+[P] X ??---5---9 109.000
 
 [D] 365861345 Python-2.6.2.tar.bz2 http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/