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+# This hook creates wrappers for foo-config scripts in cross builds.
+#
+# Wrappers are created in ${wrksrc}/.xbps/bin and this path is appended
+# to make configure scripts find them.
+
+WRAPPERDIR="${wrksrc}/.xbps/bin"
+
+icu_config_wrapper() {
+	[ ! -x ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/icu-config ] && return 0
+
+	echo "#!/bin/sh" >> ${WRAPPERDIR}/icu-config
+	echo "exec ${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/bin/icu-config --prefix=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr \"\$@\"" >> ${WRAPPERDIR}/icu-config
+	chmod 755 ${WRAPPERDIR}/icu-config
+}
+
+hook() {
+	[ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ] && return 0
+
+	mkdir -p ${WRAPPERDIR}
+
+	# create wrapers
+	icu_config_wrapper
+
+	export PATH=${WRAPPERDIR}:$PATH
+}