4 files changed, 75 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packages/icu/files/.mtn2git_empty b/packages/icu/files/.mtn2git_empty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/icu/files/.mtn2git_empty
diff --git a/packages/icu/files/use-g++-for-linking.patch b/packages/icu/files/use-g++-for-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4702abc065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/icu/files/use-g++-for-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+---
+ tools/genccode/Makefile.in |    2 +-
+ tools/gencmn/Makefile.in   |    2 +-
+ tools/genrb/Makefile.in    |    2 +-
+ tools/pkgdata/Makefile.in  |    2 +-
+ 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+--- source.orig/tools/genccode/Makefile.in
++++ source/tools/genccode/Makefile.in
+@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ check-local: all-local
+ Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+ 
+ $(TARGET) : $(OBJECTS)
+-	$(LINK.c) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
++	$(LINK.cc) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
+ 
+ 
+ %.$(SECTION): $(srcdir)/%.$(SECTION).in
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+--- source.orig/tools/gencmn/Makefile.in
++++ source/tools/gencmn/Makefile.in
+@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ check-local: all-local
+ Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+ 
+ $(TARGET) : $(OBJECTS)
+-	$(LINK.c) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
++	$(LINK.cc) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
+ 
+ %.$(SECTION): $(srcdir)/%.$(SECTION).in
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+ 
+--- source.orig/tools/genrb/Makefile.in
++++ source/tools/genrb/Makefile.in
+@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_b
+ 
+ $(TARGET) : $(OBJECTS)
+ 	$(LINK.cc) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS) 
+ 
+ $(DERB) : $(DERB_OBJ)
+-	$(LINK.c) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS) 
++	$(LINK.cc) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
+ 
+ 
+ # This line is needed to serialize builds when the gmake -j option is used.
+ $(TARGET_STUB_NAME).$(SECTION): $(DERB_STUB_NAME).$(SECTION)
+ 
+--- source.orig/tools/pkgdata/Makefile.in
++++ source/tools/pkgdata/Makefile.in
+@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ check-local: all-local
+ Makefile: $(srcdir)/Makefile.in  $(top_builddir)/config.status
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
+ 
+ $(TARGET) : $(OBJECTS)
+-	$(LINK.c) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS) 
++	$(LINK.cc) $(OUTOPT)$@ $^ $(LIBS)
+ 
+ 
+ %.$(SECTION): $(srcdir)/%.$(SECTION).in
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	 && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@ CONFIG_HEADERS= $(SHELL) ./config.status
diff --git a/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc b/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
index b9031e202a..ec95cabb84 100644
--- a/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
+++ b/packages/icu/icu-3.6.inc
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/3.6/icu4c-3_6-s
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/icu/source"
 
+PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
+
 inherit autotools pkgconfig binconfig
 
 do_configure() {
diff --git a/packages/icu/icu_3.6.bb b/packages/icu/icu_3.6.bb
index 2e8dca925e..91b25adbe9 100644
--- a/packages/icu/icu_3.6.bb
+++ b/packages/icu/icu_3.6.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 require icu-3.6.inc
 
 DEPENDS += "icu-native"
+PR = "r3"
 
-PR = "r2"
+SRC_URI += "file://use-g++-for-linking.patch;patch=1"
 
 do_configure_append() {
         for i in */Makefile */*.inc */*/Makefile */*/*.inc ; do
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ do_configure_append() {
 	sed -i -e 's:$(BINDIR)/::g' extra/uconv/pkgdata.inc.in || true
 }
 
+do_compile() {
+	oe_runmake 'CXX=${CXX}'
+}
+
 do_install_append() {
         chmod +x ${D}${libdir}/lib*
 }