as : unrecognized option -EB

as : unrecognized option -EB

[Dinesh Nagpure]

Hello,
I am trying to build cross-gcc-3.0.2 and binutils-2.11.2 following the
instructions found at http://gcc.gnu.org/install

My host is :
Redhat 7.1 
gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1.2.96-81)
as GNU assembler version 2.10.91 (i386-redhat-linux) using BFD version
2.10.91.0.2
gcc and as are what came with Redhat 7.1.

I am building this crossgcc for mips target.

Command line I used for configuration is :
../gcc-3.0.2/configure --prefix=/opt/ivt/tools_le_ivit
--program-prefix=ivt_mips_le --with-local-prefix=/opt/ivt/src
--with-as=/usr/bin/as --with-ld=/usr/ld --target=mips-le-linux

When I issue command make, 
It breaks out with a error message that reads as below,
	-c ../../gcc-3.0.2/gcc/crtstuff.c -DCRT_BEGIN -o crtbegin.o
/usr/bin/as: unrecognized option `-EB'
make[1]: *** [crtbegin.o] Error1
make[1]: leaving directory .../gcc-3.0.2-le-obj/gcc
make: *** [all-gcc] Error2

It looks like some wrong option being passed to as.
Am I doing something wrong OR is something missing?

Thanks in advance,
Dinesh