diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
index aaf52cd7745d..8d4aa7178183 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/gcc-cross-wrapper/builder.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 source $stdenv/setup
 
+mkdir $out
+mkdir $out/bin
+mkdir $out/nix-support
 
 # Force gcc to use ld-wrapper.sh when calling ld.
 cflagsCompile="-B$out/bin/"
@@ -9,6 +12,23 @@ if test -z "$nativeLibc"; then
     ldflags="$ldflags -L$libc/lib"
     ldflagsBefore="-dynamic-linker $libc/lib/ld-linux.so.?"
     #ldflagsBefore="-dynamic-linker $libc/lib/ld-uClibc.so.0"
+
+    # The same as above, but put into files, useful for the gcc builder.
+    dynamicLinker="$libc/lib/$dynamicLinker"
+    echo $dynamicLinker > $out/nix-support/dynamic-linker
+
+    if test -e $libc/lib/32/ld-linux.so.2; then
+        echo $libc/lib/32/ld-linux.so.2 > $out/nix-support/dynamic-linker-m32
+    fi
+
+    echo "$cflagsCompile -B$libc/lib/ -idirafter $libc/include -idirafter $gcc/lib/gcc/*/*/include-fixed" > $out/nix-support/libc-cflags
+
+    echo "-L$libc/lib" > $out/nix-support/libc-ldflags
+
+    # The dynamic linker is passed in `ldflagsBefore' to allow
+    # explicit overrides of the dynamic linker by callers to gcc/ld
+    # (the *last* value counts, so ours should come first).
+    echo "-dynamic-linker $dynamicLinker" > $out/nix-support/libc-ldflags-before
 fi
 
 if test -n "$nativeTools"; then
@@ -21,11 +41,6 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-mkdir $out
-mkdir $out/bin
-mkdir $out/nix-support
-
-
 doSubstitute() {
     local src=$1
     local dst=$2
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/builder.sh
index b9724e7ad50e..abe14b457ab2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/builder.sh
@@ -61,10 +61,39 @@ if test "$noSysDirs" = "1"; then
             EXTRA_LDFLAGS_TARGET="-Wl,-L${libcCross}/lib"
         fi
     else
-        EXTRA_FLAGS_TARGET="$EXTRA_FLAGS"
-        EXTRA_LDFLAGS_TARGET="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS"
+        if test -z "$NIX_GCC_CROSS"; then
+            EXTRA_FLAGS_TARGET="$EXTRA_FLAGS"
+            EXTRA_LDFLAGS_TARGET="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS"
+        else
+            # This the case of cross-building the gcc.
+            # We need special flags for the target, different than those of the build
+            # Assertion:
+            test -e $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/orig-libc
+
+            # Figure out what extra flags to pass to the gcc compilers
+            # being generated to make sure that they use our glibc.
+            extraFlags="$(cat $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/libc-cflags)"
+            extraLDFlags="$(cat $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/libc-ldflags) $(cat $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/libc-ldflags-before)"
+
+            # Use *real* header files, otherwise a limits.h is generated
+            # that does not include Glibc's limits.h (notably missing
+            # SSIZE_MAX, which breaks the build).
+            NIX_FIXINC_DUMMY_CROSS=$(cat $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/orig-libc)/include
+
+            # The path to the Glibc binaries such as `crti.o'.
+            glibc_libdir="$(cat $NIX_GCC_CROSS/nix-support/orig-libc)/lib"
+
+            extraFlags="-g0 -O2 -I$NIX_FIXINC_DUMMY_CROSS $extraFlags"
+            extraLDFlags="--strip-debug -L$glibc_libdir -rpath $glibc_libdir $extraLDFlags"
+
+            EXTRA_FLAGS_TARGET="$extraFlags"
+            for i in $extraLDFlags; do
+                EXTRA_LDFLAGS_TARGET="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS_TARGET -Wl,$i"
+            done
+        fi
     fi
 
+
     # CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET are needed for the libstdc++ configure script to find
     # the startfiles.
     # FLAGS_FOR_TARGET are needed for the target libraries to receive the -Bxxx
@@ -160,7 +189,7 @@ postInstall() {
 }
 
 
-if test -z "$targetConfig"; then
+if test -z "$targetConfig" && test -z "$crossConfig"; then
     if test -z "$profiledCompiler"; then
         buildFlags="bootstrap $buildFlags"
     else    
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/default.nix
index 358e52124072..4307cbc7ccff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.4/default.nix
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   inherit noSysDirs profiledCompiler staticCompiler langJava crossStageStatic
     libcCross;
 
-  buildInputs = [ texinfo gmp mpfr gettext which ]
+  buildNativeInputs = [ texinfo which ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ gmp mpfr gettext ]
     ++ (optional (ppl != null) ppl)
     ++ (optional (cloogppl != null) cloogppl)
     ++ (optionals langTreelang [bison flex])
@@ -165,6 +167,50 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   LD = "ld";
   CC = "gcc";
 
+  crossAttrs = {
+    AR = "${stdenv.cross.config}-ar";
+    LD = "${stdenv.cross.config}-ld";
+    CC = "${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc";
+    CXX = "${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc";
+    AR_FOR_TARGET = "${stdenv.cross.config}-ar";
+    LD_FOR_TARGET = "${stdenv.cross.config}-ld";
+    CC_FOR_TARGET = "${stdenv.cross.config}-gcc";
+    NM_FOR_TARGET = "${stdenv.cross.config}-nm";
+    CXX_FOR_TARGET = "${stdenv.cross.config}-g++";
+    # If we are making a cross compiler, cross != null
+    NIX_GCC_CROSS = if cross == null then "${stdenv.gccCross}" else "";
+    configureFlags = "
+      ${if enableMultilib then "" else "--disable-multilib"}
+      ${if enableShared then "" else "--disable-shared"}
+      ${if ppl != null then "--with-ppl=${ppl.hostDrv}" else ""}
+      ${if cloogppl != null then "--with-cloog=${cloogppl.hostDrv}" else ""}
+      ${if langJava then "--with-ecj-jar=${javaEcj.hostDrv}" else ""}
+      ${if javaAwtGtk then "--enable-java-awt=gtk" else ""}
+      ${if langJava && javaAntlr != null then "--with-antlr-jar=${javaAntlr.hostDrv}" else ""}
+      --with-gmp=${gmp.hostDrv}
+      --with-mpfr=${mpfr.hostDrv}
+      --disable-libstdcxx-pch
+      --without-included-gettext
+      --with-system-zlib
+      --enable-languages=${
+        concatStrings (intersperse ","
+          (  optional langC        "c"
+          ++ optional langCC       "c++"
+          ++ optional langFortran  "fortran"
+          ++ optional langJava     "java"
+          ++ optional langTreelang "treelang"
+          ++ optional langAda      "ada"
+          ++ optional langVhdl     "vhdl"
+          )
+        )
+      }
+      ${if langAda then " --enable-libada" else ""}
+      ${if (cross == null && stdenv.isi686) then "--with-arch=i686" else ""}
+      ${if cross != null then crossConfigureFlags else ""}
+      --target=${stdenv.cross.config}
+    ";
+  };
+
   # Setting $CPATH and $LIBRARY_PATH to make sure both `gcc' and `xgcc' find
   # the library headers and binaries, regarless of the language being
   # compiled.
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
index 5282e30e3157..67a09a9cc45c 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/adapters.nix
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ rec {
         in buildDrv // {
             inherit hostDrv buildDrv;
         };
-    } // { inherit cross; };
+    } // {
+      inherit cross gccCross binutilsCross;
+    };
 
     
   /* Modify a stdenv so that the specified attributes are added to
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index 1df7507906ee..99bcfb6ab2e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ in {
     linuxPackages_2_6_32.kernel = linux;
     linuxPackages_2_6_33.kernel = linux;
     gdbCross = nativePlatforms;
+    gcc44_real.gcc = linux;
   });
 }) // (
 
@@ -760,6 +761,7 @@ in {
     linuxPackages_2_6_32.kernel = linux;
     linuxPackages_2_6_33.kernel = linux;
     gdbCross = nativePlatforms;
+    gcc44_real.gcc = linux;
   });
 }) // (
 
@@ -796,5 +798,6 @@ in {
     linuxPackages_2_6_32.kernel = linux;
     linuxPackages_2_6_33.kernel = linux;
     gdbCross = nativePlatforms;
+    gcc44_real.gcc = linux;
   });
 })