problem building binutils host=linux target=m68k-coff

["Robert J. Brown" <rj@eli.elilabs.com>]

I ftp-ed the binutils-2.7.tar.gz from prep.ai.mit.edu, and
binutils-2.6-obj-coff.patch from ftp.cygnus.com, unpacked the tar and
applied the patches as directed by the FAQ from
/ftp.cygnus.com:/pub/embedded/crossgcc, and did the make all.  This
worked fine, but when I did the make install, I got the following:

    make[2]: Entering directory `/away/zen/gnu/build-binutils/libiberty'
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/away/zen/gnu/build-binutils/libiberty'
    /away/zen/gnu/binutils-2.7/install.sh -c -m 644 libiberty.a m68k/lib/libiberty.a.n
    ( cd m68k/lib ; ranlib m68k/lib/libiberty.a.n )
    ranlib: m68k/lib/libiberty.a.n: No such file or directory
    make[1]: *** [install_to_libdir] Error 9
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/away/zen/gnu/build-binutils/libiberty'
    make: *** [install-libiberty] Error 2

The cd on the 4th line looks like it is trying to cd to the m68k/lib
directory, but then tries to run ranlib on m68k/lib/libiberty.a.n,
when it looks to me like it should have been just libiberty.a.n, since 
it already did the cd m68k/lib.  

Am I just dense, or is the make install scrogged?

Also, the FAQ seems to refer to versions older than current for the
gnu tolls binutils and gcc.  Should I be using the latest versions, or 
is there a real reason to stay with the older ones?

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