5 files changed, 40 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix
index 6159b99d4438..a5ecc12a8b11 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "boehm-gc-7.2pre20110122";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -41,3 +41,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
+
+//
+
+# Don't run the native `strip' when cross-compiling.
+(if (stdenv ? cross)
+ then { dontStrip = true; }
+ else { }))
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.nix
index 9fd5aeff6369..4473e28585d9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gmp/4.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   staticFlags = if static then " --enable-static --disable-shared" else "";
 in
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "gmp-4.3.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -64,3 +64,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
+
+//
+
+# Don't run the native `strip' when cross-compiling.
+(if (stdenv ? cross)
+ then { dontStrip = true; }
+ else { }))
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
index 4bf0c05eb285..83f88e1819f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "libffi-3.0.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -42,3 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
   };
 }
+
+//
+
+# Don't run the native `strip' when cross-compiling.
+(if (stdenv ? cross)
+ then { dontStrip = true; }
+ else { }))
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libunistring/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libunistring/default.nix
index c7e76447e3fd..590ad64cb40f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libunistring/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libunistring/default.nix
@@ -55,4 +55,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 # can't find the dll, it will only create a static library.
 (if (stdenv ? glibc)
  then {}
- else { configureFlags = "--with-libiconv-prefix=${libiconv}"; }))
+ else { configureFlags = "--with-libiconv-prefix=${libiconv}"; })
+
+//
+
+# Don't run the native `strip' when cross-compiling.
+(if (stdenv ? cross)
+ then { dontStrip = true; }
+ else { }))
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/readline6.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/readline6.nix
index 18118abedd98..1bd88069127f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/readline6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/readline/readline6.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, ncurses }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
   name = "readline-6.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
   };
 }
+
+//
+
+# Don't run the native `strip' when cross-compiling.
+(if (stdenv ? cross)
+ then { dontStrip = true; }
+ else { }))