--- linux-2.6/arch/ppc/Makefile.orig	2004-06-10 18:07:35.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/arch/ppc/Makefile	2004-06-10 18:10:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@

 ifdef CONFIG_6xx
 # Ensure this is binutils 2.12.1 (or 2.12.90.0.7) or later
-NEW_AS	:= $(shell echo dssall | $(AS) -o /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $$?)
+NEW_AS := $(shell echo dssall | $(AS) -many -o /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $$?)
 GOODVER	:= 2.12.1
 else
 NEW_AS	:= 0
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@

 ifneq ($(NEW_AS),0)
 checkbin:
-	@echo -n '*** ${VERSION}.${PATCHLEVEL} kernels no longer build'
+	@echo -n '*** ${VERSION}.${PATCHLEVEL} kernels no longer build '
 	@echo 'correctly with old versions of binutils.'
 	@echo '*** Please upgrade your binutils to ${GOODVER} or newer'
 	@false