how to cross compile configure script?

[summer00]

i have read a lot of articles regarding to cross compiling, but most of them only touches on cross compile some simple .cpp programs.....using tmake , gcc -o and etc.....

i wonder how to cross compile some softwares that we normally compile using ./configure->make install under linux ....zany ideas? thanks a lot

p/s: IM USING REDHAT LINUX 9 KERNEL 2.4.26 , target platform->zaurus 5500

thanks in advance