--- imake-1.0.11.orig/imake.c	2025-12-30 21:13:23.000000000 +0100
+++ imake-1.0.11/imake.c	2026-10-17 20:33:38.924344066 +0200
@@ -890,70 +890,22 @@ trim_version(char *p)
 #if defined(linux) || defined(__GLIBC__)
 const char *libc_c=
 "#include <stdio.h>\n"
-"#include <ctype.h>\n"
-"\n"
-"#if 1\n"
-"#pragma weak gnu_get_libc_version\n"
-"#pragma weak __libc_version\n"
-"#pragma weak __linux_C_lib_version\n"
+"#ifdef __GLIBC__\n"
+"imake_libc_version __GLIBC__ __GLIBC_MINOR__\n"
 "#endif\n"
-"\n"
-"extern const char * gnu_get_libc_version (void);\n"
-"extern const char * __linux_C_lib_version;\n"
-"extern const char __libc_version [];\n"
-"\n"
-"int\n"
-"main ()\n"
-"{\n"
-"  int libcmajor = 0, libcminor = 0, libcteeny = 0;\n"
-"  const char * ptr = NULL;\n"
-"  int glibcmajor = 0;\n"
-"\n"
-"  if (gnu_get_libc_version != 0)\n"
-"  {\n"
-"    ptr = gnu_get_libc_version ();\n"
-"    glibcmajor = 4;\n"
-"  }\n"
-"  else if (&__libc_version != 0)\n"
-"  {\n"
-"    ptr = __libc_version;\n"
-"    glibcmajor = 4;\n"
-"  }\n"
-"  else if (&__linux_C_lib_version != 0)\n"
-"  {\n"
-"    ptr = __linux_C_lib_version;\n"
-"  }\n"
-"  else\n"
-"  {\n"
-"    libcmajor = 0; libcminor = 0; libcteeny = 0;\n"
-"  }\n"
-"\n"
-"  if (ptr)\n"
-"  {\n"
-"    while (!isdigit (*ptr))\n"
-"      ptr++;\n"
-"\n"
-"    sscanf (ptr, \"%d.%d.%d\", &libcmajor, &libcminor, &libcteeny);\n"
-"    libcmajor += glibcmajor;\n"
-"  }\n"
-"\n"
-"  printf(\"#define DefaultLinuxCLibMajorVersion %d\\n\", libcmajor);\n"
-"  printf(\"#define DefaultLinuxCLibMinorVersion %d\\n\", libcminor);\n"
-"  printf(\"#define DefaultLinuxCLibTeenyVersion %d\\n\", libcteeny);\n"
-"\n"
-"  return 0;\n"
-"}\n"
 ;
 
+/* only preprocess, so it also works with a cross compiler */
 static void
 get_libc_version(FILE *inFile)
 {
   char aout[4096], *tmpdir;
   FILE *fp;
-  const char *format = "%s -o %s -x c -";
+  const char *format = "%s -E -P -x c %s";
   char *cc;
   int len;
   char *command;
+  int libcmajor = 0, libcminor = 0;
 
   /* If $TMPDIR is defined and has an acceptable length,
    * use that as tmp dir, else use /tmp.  That fixes
@@ -973,6 +925,8 @@ get_libc_version(FILE *inFile)
       perror("mkstemp");
       abort();
     }
+    if (write(tmpfd, libc_c, strlen(libc_c)) != (ssize_t)strlen(libc_c))
+      abort();
     close(tmpfd);
   }
   cc = getenv ("CC");
@@ -986,22 +940,22 @@ get_libc_version(FILE *inFile)
   if (snprintf (command , len, format, cc, aout) == len)
     abort ();
 
-  fp = popen (command, "w");
-  if (fp == NULL || fprintf (fp, "%s\n", libc_c) < 0
-      || pclose (fp) != 0)
-    abort ();
-
-  fp = popen (aout, "r");
+  fp = popen (command, "r");
   if (fp == NULL)
     abort ();
 
   while (fgets (command, len, fp))
-    fputs (command, inFile);
+    if (sscanf (command, "imake_libc_version %d %d", &libcmajor, &libcminor) == 2)
+      libcmajor += 4;
 
   len = pclose (fp);
   remove (aout);
   if (len)
     abort ();
+
+  fprintf (inFile, "#define DefaultLinuxCLibMajorVersion %d\n", libcmajor);
+  fprintf (inFile, "#define DefaultLinuxCLibMinorVersion %d\n", libcminor);
+  fprintf (inFile, "#define DefaultLinuxCLibTeenyVersion 0\n");
 }
 #endif