python
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Cross-Builds
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  cross-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
+
+      - name: Build host Python
+        run: |
+          ./configure --prefix=$PWD/workdir/host-python
+          make -j4
+          make install
+
+      - name: Configure cross-build
+        run: |
+          ./configure --with-build-python=$PWD/workdir/host-python/bin/python --prefix=$PWD/workdir/cross-python
+          make -j4
+
+      - name: Run tests in build directory
+        run: ./python -m test test_sysconfig test_site test_embed
+
+      - name: Install cross-build
+        run: make install
+
+      - name: Run tests with installed Python
+        run: $PWD/workdir/cross-python/bin/python -m test test_sysconfig test_site test_embed
@@ -167,3 +167,38 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           ./python -m test --multiprocess 0 --timeout 4500 --verbose2 --verbose3
+
+  cross-build:
+    name: Cross-Builds
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y build-essential
+
+      - name: Build host Python
+        run: |
+          ./configure --prefix=$PWD/workdir/host-python
+          make -j4
+          make install
+
+      - name: Configure cross-build
+        run: |
+          ./configure --with-build-python=$PWD/workdir/host-python/bin/python --prefix=$PWD/workdir/cross-python
+          make -j4
+
+      - name: Run tests in build directory
+        run: ./python -m test test_sysconfig test_site test_embed
+
+      - name: Install cross-build
+        run: make install
+
+      - name: Run tests with installed Python
+        run: $PWD/workdir/cross-python/bin/python -m test test_sysconfig test_site test_embed
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dependencies.py b/Lib/test/test_dependencies.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import unittest
+import os
+import sys
+
+class TestDependencies(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_pyvenv_cfg_exists(self):
+        venv_path = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'pyvenv.cfg')
+        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(venv_path), f"{venv_path} does not exist")
+
+    def test_shared_memory_access(self):
+        try:
+            import multiprocessing.shared_memory
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("multiprocessing.shared_memory module is not available")
+
+    def test_ssl_module(self):
+        try:
+            import ssl
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("ssl module is not available")
+
+    def test_pdb_module(self):
+        try:
+            import pdb
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("pdb module is not available")
+
+    def test_warnings_module(self):
+        try:
+            import warnings
+        except ImportError:
+            self.fail("warnings module is not available")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_embed.py b/Lib/test/test_embed.py
@@ -505,6 +505,30 @@ def test_getargs_reset_static_parser(self):
         out, err = self.run_embedded_interpreter("test_repeated_init_exec", code)
         self.assertEqual(out, '1\n2\n3\n' * INIT_LOOPS)
 
+    def test_cross_build(self):
+        # Build a host Python
+        host_build_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        host_install_dir = os.path.join(host_build_dir, 'host-python')
+        subprocess.run(['./configure', f'--prefix={host_install_dir}'], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(['make', 'install'], check=True)
+
+        # Configure a new build using --with-build-python
+        cross_build_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        cross_install_dir = os.path.join(cross_build_dir, 'cross-python')
+        build_python = os.path.join(host_install_dir, 'bin', 'python')
+        subprocess.run(['./configure', f'--with-build-python={build_python}', f'--prefix={cross_install_dir}'], check=True)
+        subprocess.run(['make'], check=True)
+
+        # Run the tests in the build directory
+        subprocess.run([os.path.join(cross_build_dir, 'python'), '-m', 'test', 'test_sysconfig', 'test_site', 'test_embed'], check=True)
+
+        # Install the cross-build
+        subprocess.run(['make', 'install'], check=True)
+
+        # Run the tests again with the installed Python
+        installed_python = os.path.join(cross_install_dir, 'bin', 'python')
+        subprocess.run([installed_python, '-m', 'test', 'test_sysconfig', 'test_site', 'test_embed'], check=True)
+
 
 def config_dev_mode(preconfig, config):
     preconfig['allocator'] = PYMEM_ALLOCATOR_DEBUG

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_forkserver.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import unittest
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+import signal
+import time
+
+class TestForkserver(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.manager = multiprocessing.Manager()
+        self.shared_dict = self.manager.dict()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.manager.shutdown()
+
+    def test_shared_memory_access(self):
+        def worker(shared_dict):
+            shared_dict['key'] = 'value'
+
+        process = multiprocessing.Process(target=worker, args=(self.shared_dict,))
+        process.start()
+        process.join()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.shared_dict['key'], 'value')
+
+    def test_forkserver_process_return_code(self):
+        def worker():
+            os._exit(1)
+
+        process = multiprocessing.Process(target=worker)
+        process.start()
+        process.join()
+
+        self.assertEqual(process.exitcode, 1)
+
+    def test_forkserver_signal_handling(self):
+        def worker():
+            time.sleep(5)
+
+        process = multiprocessing.Process(target=worker)
+        process.start()
+        os.kill(process.pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+        process.join()
+
+        self.assertEqual(process.exitcode, -signal.SIGTERM)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()