2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
index 315e8cf21eb..e617093fb37 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bootstrap.scm
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@ check whether everything is alright."
   (cond ((string=? system "x86_64-linux") "/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2")
         ((string=? system "i686-linux") "/lib/ld-linux.so.2")
         ((string=? system "mips64el-linux") "/lib/ld.so.1")
+
+        ;; XXX: This one is used bare-bones, without a libc, so add a case
+        ;; here just so we can keep going.
+        ((string=? system "xtensa-elf") "no-ld.so")
+
         (else (error "dynamic linker name not known for this system"
                      system))))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
index 0a0272cf740..a91952daca4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cross-base.scm
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@ XBINUTILS and the cross tool chain."
                (cross-binutils triplet)
                (cross-libc triplet))))
 
+(define-public xgcc-xtensa
+  ;; Bare-bones Xtensa cross-compiler, used to build the Atheros firmware.
+  (cross-gcc "xtensa-elf"))
+
 ;; (define-public xgcc-armel
 ;;   (let ((triplet "armel-linux-gnueabi"))
 ;;     (cross-gcc triplet