diff --git a/media-libs/sdl-image/files/sdl-image-crosspkgconfig.patch b/media-libs/sdl-image/files/sdl-image-crosspkgconfig.patch
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+++ b/media-libs/sdl-image/files/sdl-image-crosspkgconfig.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+diff -c /mnt/satahd/portagetmp/portage/media-libs/sdl-image-1.2.6-r1/work/SDL_image-1.2.6/configure.in /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/sdl-image-1.2.6-r1/work/SDL_image-1.2.6/configure.in
+*** /mnt/satahd/portagetmp/portage/media-libs/sdl-image-1.2.6-r1/work/SDL_image-1.2.6/configure.in	2007-07-21 01:26:26.000000000 -0400
+--- /var/tmp/portage/media-libs/sdl-image-1.2.6-r1/work/SDL_image-1.2.6/configure.in	2008-09-17 21:28:36.000000000 -0400
+***************
+*** 25,30 ****
+--- 25,33 ----
+  AC_SUBST(BINARY_AGE)
+  AC_SUBST(VERSION)
+  
++ #initialize pkgconfig
++ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
++ 
+  # libtool versioning
+  LT_RELEASE=$MAJOR_VERSION.$MINOR_VERSION
+  LT_CURRENT=`expr $MICRO_VERSION - $INTERFACE_AGE`
+***************
+*** 79,89 ****
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_VERSION_RC, test x$use_version_rc = xtrue)
+  
+  dnl Check for SDL
+! SDL_VERSION=1.2.10
+! AM_PATH_SDL($SDL_VERSION,
+!             :,
+!            AC_MSG_ERROR([*** SDL version $SDL_VERSION not found!])
+! )
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+  saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
+--- 82,91 ----
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_VERSION_RC, test x$use_version_rc = xtrue)
+  
+  dnl Check for SDL
+! dnl Versions newer than 1.2.11 have pkgconfig support. AND, it works better for cross-compiling. Thus, support for 1.2.10 is not in Binki's <ohnobinki@ohnopublishing.net>'s interest
+! SDL_VERSION=1.2.11
+! 
+! PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDL],[sdl >= 1.2.11])
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SDL_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $SDL_LIBS"
+  saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
+***************
+*** 283,296 ****
+      fi
+  fi
+  
+! LIBS="$saved_LIBS"
+  
+  AC_SUBST([WINDRES])
+  AC_SUBST([IMG_LIBS])
+  
+  # Finally create all the generated files
+  AC_OUTPUT([
+  Makefile
+  SDL_image.spec
+  SDL_image.qpg
+  ])
+--- 285,300 ----
+      fi
+  fi
+  
+! LIBS="$saved_LIBS $IMG_LIBS"
+  
+  AC_SUBST([WINDRES])
+  AC_SUBST([IMG_LIBS])
++ AC_SUBST([LIBS])
+  
+  # Finally create all the generated files
+  AC_OUTPUT([
+  Makefile
+  SDL_image.spec
+  SDL_image.qpg
++ sdl-image.pc
+  ])
+
+Diff finished.  Wed Sep 17 21:44:24 2008