--- cairo-1.3.2/acinclude.m4.orig	2006-11-24 15:52:17.786544300 +0000
+++ cairo-1.3.2/acinclude.m4	2006-11-24 15:53:46.272494900 +0000
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
 
 ]])], [
 
-if grep noonsees conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if strings -a conftest.$ac_objext | grep noonsees >/dev/null ; then
   ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=yes
 fi
-if grep seesnoon conftest.$ac_objext >/dev/null ; then
+if strings -a conftest.$ac_objext | grep seesnoon >/dev/null ; then
   if test "$ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian" = unknown; then
     ax_cv_c_float_words_bigendian=no
   else