Forward-port r52358:
- Bug #1578513: Cross compilation was broken by a change to configure.
Repair so that it's back to how it was in 2.4.3.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index e7a086c..9d22aed 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@
 Build
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+- Bug #1578513: Cross compilation was broken by a change to configure. 
+  Repair so that it's back to how it was in 2.4.3.
+
 - Patch #1576954: Update VC6 build directory; remove redundant
   files in VC7.