diff --git a/tools/install/macosx/makefpcsnapshot.sh b/tools/install/macosx/makefpcsnapshot.sh
index 7d6c873e73..9f5534ec7a 100755
--- a/tools/install/macosx/makefpcsnapshot.sh
+++ b/tools/install/macosx/makefpcsnapshot.sh
@@ -100,10 +100,14 @@ fi
 mkdir -p $INSTALLDIR
 make install PP=$COMPILER INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLDIR
 
-if [ CREATECROSSPPC=1 ]; then
+if [ $CREATECROSSPPC==1 ]; then
   make all PP=$COMPILER CPU_TARGET=powerpc
-  CROSSCOMPILER=$FPCBUILDDIR/fpcsrc/compiler/ppcppc
-  make packages_install CPU_TARGET=powerpc PP=$CROSSCOMPILER CROSSINSTALL=1 INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLDIR
+  #cp fpcsrc/compiler/ppcrossppc fpcsrc/compiler/ppcppc
+  CROSSCOMPILER=$FPCBUILDDIR/fpcsrc/compiler/ppcrossppc
+  make install CPU_TARGET=powerpc FPC=$CROSSCOMPILER CROSSINSTALL=1 INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLDIR
+  # install for use by lazarus
+  make install CPU_TARGET=powerpc FPC=$CROSSCOMPILER CROSSINSTALL=1 INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLFPCDIR
+  make -C fpcsrc/compiler CPU_TARGET=powerpc installsymlink FPC=$CROSSCOMPILER INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALLFPCDIR
 fi
 
 # create symlink using relative paths, make symlinkinstall uses absolute path, 
diff --git a/tools/install/macosx/makelazsnapshot.sh b/tools/install/macosx/makelazsnapshot.sh
index 65012f00e2..67ebdc659c 100755
--- a/tools/install/macosx/makelazsnapshot.sh
+++ b/tools/install/macosx/makelazsnapshot.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ fi
 LAZSOURCEDIR=~/src/lazsource
 
 COMPILER=~/fpc/bin/$PPCARCH
+CROSSCOMPILER=~/fpc/bin/ppcppc
 FPCVERSION=`$COMPILER -iV`
 BUILDDIR=~/tmp/buildlaz
 LAZBUILDDIR=$BUILDDIR/lazarus
@@ -76,8 +77,21 @@ export FPCDIR=~/fpc/lib/fpc/$FPCVERSION
 
 make bigide PP=$COMPILER USESVN2REVISIONINC=0
 make lazbuilder PP=$COMPILER
+
+# make non-default LCL platforms
 make lcl LCL_PLATFORM=carbon PP=$COMPILER
 make lcl LCL_PLATFORM=gtk2 OPT="-dUseX" PP=$COMPILER
+
+# cross compilation units?
+#if [ "$ARCH"=="i386NotYet" ]
+#then
+#  make lcl CPU_TARGET=powerpc PP=$CROSSCOMPILER
+#  make lcl CPU_TARGET=powerpc LCL_PLATFORM=carbon PP=$CROSSCOMPILER
+#  make lcl CPU_TARGET=powerpc LCL_PLATFORM=gtk2 OPT="-dUseX" PP=$CROSSCOMPILER
+#  make -C components/synedit CPU_TARGET=powerpc PP=$CROSSCOMPILER
+#  make -C packager/registration CPU_TARGET=powerpc PP=$CROSSCOMPILER
+#fi
+
 strip lazarus
 strip startlazarus
 strip lazbuild