--- a/crossdev	
+++ a/crossdev	
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ parse_target() {
 		      die "'${CTARGET}' target is not supported anymore, use i686-w64-mingw32"
 		      ;;
 
+		msp430*)
+		      HCAT=sys-devel
+		      HPKG=msp430-gcc-support-files
+		      ;;
+
 		spu*) TARCH=ppc64;
 		      KPKG="[none]";
 		      LPKG="newlib";;
@@ -777,6 +782,7 @@ STAGE=""
 AENV=""
 BCAT="sys-devel"  ; BPKG="binutils"      ; BVER="" BUSE="" BENV="" BOVL=""
 GCAT="sys-devel"  ; GPKG="gcc"           ; GVER="" GUSE="" GENV="" GOVL=""
+HCAT="sys-devel"  ; HPKH="[none]"        ; HVER="" HUSE="" HENV="" HOVL=""
 KCAT="sys-kernel" ; KPKG="linux-headers" ; KVER="" KUSE="" KENV="" KOVL=""
 LCAT="sys-libs"   ; LPKG="[none]"        ; LVER="" LUSE="" LENV="" LOVL=""
 DCAT="sys-devel"  ; DPKG="gdb"           ; DVER="" DUSE="" DENV="" DOVL=""
@@ -881,6 +887,7 @@ esac
 
 BVER=${BVER:-${DEFAULT_VER}}
 GVER=${GVER:-${DEFAULT_VER}}
+HVER=${HVER:-${DEFAULT_VER}}
 KVER=${KVER:-${DEFAULT_VER}}
 LVER=${LVER:-${DEFAULT_VER}}
 STAGE=${STAGE:-${STAGE_DEFAULT}}
@@ -1075,6 +1082,9 @@ einfo "binutils:              `pretty_atom ${BPKG}- ${BVER}`"
 }
 is_s1 && {
 einfo "gcc:                   `pretty_atom ${GPKG}- ${GVER}`"
+if [[ -n ${HPKG} ]] ; then
+einfo "system headers:        `pretty_atom ${HPKG}- ${HVER}`"
+fi
 }
 is_s2 && {
 [[ ${KPKG} != "[none]" ]] && \
@@ -1400,7 +1410,7 @@ for f in package.{accept_keywords,env,mask,use} env/cross-${CTARGET} profile/pac
 	rm -f "${f}/cross-${CTARGET}"
 done
 
-for v in B G K L D ; do
+for v in B G H K L D ; do
 	set_portage ${v}
 done
 for_each_extra_pkg set_portage X
@@ -1585,6 +1595,12 @@ if ! ex_fast ; then
 		USE="${GUSE} ${USE} ${GUSE_DISABLE_STAGE_1}" \
 		CROSSCOMPILE_OPTS="" \
 			doemerge ${GPKG} ${GPKG}-stage1
+
+		if [[ -n ${HPKG} ]] ; then
+			CROSSCOMPILE_OPTS="" \
+			 doemerge ${HPKG} ${HPKG}
+
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	# stage2: kernel headers