A Docker image of an x86 Debian Jessie machine that has the cross compilation tools for armhf installed.
Build the container in the usual manner:
cd debian-arm-xc/debian-arm-xc
docker build . -t mytag/debian-xc
And, usually, build things by mounting your source directory:
cd myproject
docker run -t -i -v $PWD:/build mytag/debian-xc
./configure # in the docker bash
make # in the docker bash