diff --git a/base/texinfo/dont_clean_the_env.patch.cross b/base/texinfo/dont_clean_the_env.patch.cross
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ed0d3ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/texinfo/dont_clean_the_env.patch.cross
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../texinfo/dont_clean_the_env.patch.cross
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+--- ./configure.orig	2009-05-09 10:15:31.000000000 -0400
++++ ./configure	2009-05-09 10:16:13.000000000 -0400
+@@ -17454,7 +17454,7 @@
+   # it gets the wrong CC etc.
+   # env -i gives this build host configure a clean environment;
+   # consequently, we have to re-initialize $PATH.
+-  env -i CC="$BUILD_CC" AR="$BUILD_AR" RANLIB="$BUILD_RANLIB" \
++  CC="$BUILD_CC" AR="$BUILD_AR" RANLIB="$BUILD_RANLIB" \
+       PATH="$PATH" \
+       tools_only=1 \
+     ${confdir}/configure --build=${build} --host=${build} \
diff --git a/base/texinfo/texinfo.conf b/base/texinfo/texinfo.conf
index 52b32f432..cf38288c7 100644
--- a/base/texinfo/texinfo.conf
+++ b/base/texinfo/texinfo.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
 # Filename: package/.../texinfo/texinfo.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
+# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 #
@@ -13,11 +12,12 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-no_doc_info_subdirs() {
-	sed -i '/^SUBDIRS/ { s/\bdoc\b//; s/\binfo\b//; }' Makefile
-}
-
-if ! atstage native; then
-	hook_add premake 5 no_doc_info_subdirs
+if atstage cross; then
+	# get some native tooling
+	# TODO: research about using HOSTCC instead
+	texinfo_cross_hacks() {
+		make -C tools/gnulib/lib
+		make -C tools
+	}
+	hook_add premake 5 'texinfo_cross_hacks'
 fi
-
diff --git a/base/texinfo/texinfo.desc b/base/texinfo/texinfo.desc
index 03bfdaf44..95ce878da 100644
--- a/base/texinfo/texinfo.desc
+++ b/base/texinfo/texinfo.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../texinfo/texinfo.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2009 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 4.7
+[V] 4.13a
 [P] X -1-3-----9 108.700
 
-[D] 500067592 texinfo-4.7.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/
+[D] 3366131615 texinfo-4.13a.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/