benh-kernel wants binutils 2.12.1 for compiling

[Benno <bennosdebian@gmx.net>]

Hi all

I'm trying to set up a new benh-kernel and got the sources via rsync 
just fine but after configuring the kernel I get an error on make-kpkg:
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* Cryptographic options
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Cryptographic API (CRYPTO) [N/y/?] n
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/benh_kernel_2.6'
/usr/bin/make    \
                                ARCH=ppc prepare
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/benh_kernel_2.6'
  SPLIT   include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
  HOSTCC  scripts/conmakehash
  HOSTCC  scripts/kallsyms
  CC      scripts/empty.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/mk_elfconfig
  MKELF   scripts/elfconfig.h
  HOSTCC  scripts/file2alias.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/modpost.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/sumversion.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/modpost
  HOSTCC  scripts/pnmtologo
  HOSTCC  scripts/bin2c
  SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-ppc
  CHK     include/linux/version.h
  UPD     include/linux/version.h
  CC      arch/ppc/kernel/asm-offsets.s
  CHK     include/asm-ppc/offsets.h
  UPD     include/asm-ppc/offsets.h
*** 2.6 kernels no longer buildcorrectly with old versions of binutils.
*** Please upgrade your binutils to 2.12.1 or newer
make[1]: *** [checkbin] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/benh_kernel_2.6'
make: *** [stamp-kernel-configure] Error 2

Thing is I'm running Sarge and aptitude tells me my binutils are 
2.15-5...

Any Ideas?

benjamin

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