--- a/makefile	2004-04-17 11:52:00.000000000 -0700
+++ b/makefile	2012-05-24 11:32:58.656618936 -0700
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
 		else\
 			echo "Creating $(DESTDIR)...";\
 			DESTDIR=`echo $(DESTDIR) | sed 's!/*$$!!'`;\
-			mkdir $$DESTDIR  || exit 1;\
+			mkdir -p $$DESTDIR  || exit 1;\
 		fi;\
 		chmod 755 $(DESTDIR) || exit 1;\
 	fi;\
@@ -985,14 +985,14 @@
 		echo  "$(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) exists...";\
 	else\
 		echo "Creating $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/...";\
-		mkdir     $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) || exit 1;\
+		mkdir -p  $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) || exit 1;\
 		chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR);\
 	fi;\
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit;\
 	cp $(BINARY) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit || exit 1;\
 	chmod 755    $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit || exit 1;\
 	rm -f        $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit-sshsub;\
-	ln -s        $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit\
+	ln -s        kermit\
 		     $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit-sshsub || exit 1;\
 	echo 'set flag=f\nPrC Removing binaries' >&3;\
 	echo "RmF $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/kermit-sshsub" >&3;\
@@ -5450,6 +5450,19 @@
 	-DCK_NEWTERM -DTCPSOCKET -DLINUXFSSTND -DNOCOTFMC -DPOSIX \
 	-DUSE_STRERROR $(KFLAGS)" "LNKFLAGS = $(LNKFLAGS)" "LIBS = $(LIBS) -lm"
 
+linux-cross:
+	@echo 'Making C-Kermit $(CKVER) for Linux (cross-compiled)...'
+	gcc -o ckwart.o -c ckwart.c
+	gcc -o wart ckwart.o
+	$(MAKE) xermit KTARGET=$${KTARGET:-$(@)} \
+	"CC = $(CC)" "CC2 = $(CC)" "HOSTCC = gcc" \
+	"CFLAGS = -O -DLINUX -pipe -funsigned-char -DFNFLOAT -DCK_POSIX_SIG \
+	-DCK_NCURSES -DHAVE_PTMX \
+	-DCK_NEWTERM -DTCPSOCKET -DLINUXFSSTND -DNOCOTFMC -DPOSIX \
+	-DUSE_STRERROR $(NCURSES_CPPFLAGS) $(KFLAGS)" \
+	"LNKFLAGS = $(NCURSES_LDFLAGS) $(LNKFLAGS)" \
+	"LIBS = $(LIBS) -lncurses -lresolv -lcrypt -lm"
+
 # As above but with profiling
 linuxp:
 	$(MAKE) linuxa KTARGET=$${KTARGET:-$(@)} "KFLAGS=$(KFLAGS) -pg" \