I have just created the 2_22 branch for binutils, and built a snapshot (which is ok for i686-pc-linux-gnu). You can download it from: ftp://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/snapshots/binutils-2.21.53.tar.bz2 The branch is open to fix regressions/bugs, do not hesitate to ask before committing on the branch. Tristan.