Index: netcat-1.10/Makefile
===================================================================
--- netcat-1.10.orig/Makefile	2007-05-14 23:48:50.000000000 +0100
+++ netcat-1.10/Makefile	2007-05-14 23:49:15.000000000 +0100
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
 XLIBS =		# xtra libs if necessary?
 # -Bstatic for sunos,  -static for gcc, etc.  You want this, trust me.
 STATIC =
+DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE=$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
+XCC = $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)-gcc
 CC = gcc $(CFLAGS)
-LD = $(CC)	# linker; defaults to unstripped executables
+LD = $(XCC)	# linker; defaults to unstripped executables
 o = o		# object extension
 
 ALL = nc
@@ -28,7 +30,7 @@
 ### HARD TARGETS
 
 nc:	netcat.c
-	$(LD) $(DFLAGS) $(XFLAGS) $(STATIC) -o nc netcat.c $(XLIBS)
+	$(XCC) $(DFLAGS) $(XFLAGS) $(STATIC) -o nc netcat.c $(XLIBS)
 
 nc-dos:
 	@echo "DOS?!  Maybe someday, but not now"