This package already implements the previous experiences from other Debian maintainers regarding recent gcc and binutils interaction in s390 (that is, usage of -DNO_INLINE and correct --build and --host options for the configure script)
It seems to me that sti doesn't belong here (from the interpretation of the Principles of Operation [1]) so this might be either a problem in the configure script (-> autoconf) or an upstream bug in binutils. This is just my speculation, however. Jose [1] http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/dz9ar008/CCONTENTS -- José M. Parrella -> Debian Sid, k2.6.17.13 Escuela de Ingenieria Electrica Universidad Central de Venezuela -> ucvlug.info