diff --git a/srcpkgs/go1.12-bootstrap/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/go1.12-bootstrap/INSTALL.msg
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+++ b/srcpkgs/go1.12-bootstrap/INSTALL.msg
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+This is a copy of the official Go language toolchain binaries as provided by
+the project on its download page. Please do keep in mind that it is almost
+definitely not what you want to use and exists purely for the purpose of
+bootstrapping the official compiler package (called simply 'go').
diff --git a/srcpkgs/go1.12-bootstrap/template b/srcpkgs/go1.12-bootstrap/template
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+# Template file for 'go1.12-bootstrap'
+pkgname=go1.12-bootstrap
+version=1.12.13
+revision=1
+archs="x86_64* i686* armv[67]l* aarch64* ppc64le*"
+wrksrc="go"
+short_desc="Go 1.12 (bootstrap compiler)"
+maintainer="q66 <daniel@octaforge.org>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://golang.org"
+nostrip=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+nocross=yes
+lib32disabled=yes
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
+	depends+=" gcompat"
+	hostmakedepends+=" patchelf"
+fi
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*)
+		_dist_arch="amd64"
+		checksum="da036454cb3353f9f507f0ceed4048feac611065e4e1818b434365eb32ac9bdc"
+		;;
+	i686*)
+		_dist_arch="386"
+		checksum="fafcb585591557b7b16d9b22dec4654193d205cf444b1810ab2988f658585e23"
+		;;
+	arm*)
+		_dist_arch="armv6l"
+		checksum="bf061cc3d4951e07904496b5c3d6c82419309d24634835522d786673a3f5438f"
+		;;
+	aarch64*)
+		_dist_arch="arm64"
+		checksum="dcfcb3785292c98f7a75c2276169dfe2d445c19f8ffe1d40b3f7b8f59712d361"
+		;;
+	ppc64le*)
+		_dist_arch="ppc64le"
+		checksum="77056264abcf5444ed0d9ab7552552ae2145ca8fb6c39d33db3c735eaf3f42d2"
+		;;
+esac
+
+distfiles="https://dl.google.com/go/go${version}.linux-${_dist_arch}.tar.gz"
+
+post_build() {
+	[ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" != "musl" ] && return 0
+
+	# we don't have lib64 compatibility path on musl 64-bit systems
+	# use patchelf to replace /lib64/<dynlinker> with /lib/<dynlinker>
+
+	local _interp=$(patchelf --print-interpreter ${wrksrc}/bin/go)
+
+	patchelf --set-interpreter ${_interp/lib64\//lib\/} ${wrksrc}/bin/go
+	patchelf --set-interpreter ${_interp/lib64\//lib\/} ${wrksrc}/bin/godoc
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/lib/go1.12
+	vcopy bin usr/lib/go1.12
+	vcopy src usr/lib/go1.12
+	vcopy pkg usr/lib/go1.12
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}