> 2) Is it true LD is not reliable for this cross compilation configuration > whereas binutils 2.14 built without mentioning any problem (and actually > allows to build a compiler) ? With the appropriate header files and libraries installed, GCC itself should be able to function as a cross-compiler producing assembly files. The GNU assembler and GNU linker do not work reliably for AIX 5.1 and above. There is no other cross-assembler and cross-linker for AIX 5.1, as far as I know. David