--- jed-0.99-19/src/Makefile.in
+++ jed-0.99-19/src/Makefile.in
@@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ jed: $(OBJDIR) $(CONFIG_H) slangversion
 $(OBJDIR)/jed: $(COMMON_OBJS) $(JED_OBJS)
 	cd $(OBJDIR); $(CC) $(COMMON_OFILES) $(JED_OFILES) -o jed $(COMMON_LIBS) $(JED_LIBS)
 
-slangversion: $(OBJDIR)/chkslang
-	if $(OBJDIR)/chkslang jed $(MIN_SLANG_VERSION) $(MAX_SLANG_VERSION);\
-	then exit 0; else $(RM) $(OBJDIR)/chkslang; exit 1; fi
+slangversion:
+	@echo "The target chkslang can not run when cross compiling"
 
 $(OBJDIR)/chkslang: config.h Makefile chkslang.c $(DOT_O_DEPS) $(chkslang_O_DEP)
 	$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(SRCDIR)/chkslang.c -o $(OBJDIR)/chkslang $(COMMON_LIBS)