See http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2004-05/msg00110.html

Both his patches pulled into this file

Should fix
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S: Assembler messages:
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_startproc'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_def_cfa_offset'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: missing ')'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: syntax error
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_remember_state'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_restore'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_def_cfa_offset'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_restore_state'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_restore'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:28: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_def_cfa_offset'
../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sigsuspend.S:30: Error: unknown opcode `cfi_endproc'
make[2]: *** [/usr/src/crosstool/crosstool-0.28-rc14/build/alpha-linux/gcc-3.4.0-glibc-2.3.2/build-glibc/signal/sigsuspend.o] Error 1

when building with binutils-2.15.90.0.3 and gcc-3.4.0

--- glibc-2.3.2/linuxthreads/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep-cancel.h.orig	2004-05-13 00:33:54.000000000 -0400
+++ glibc-2.3.2/linuxthreads/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/sysdep-cancel.h	2004-05-13 00:34:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 	.align 4;						\
 	.type name, @function;					\
 	.usepv name, std;					\
-	cfi_startproc;						\
+	.cfi_startproc;						\
 __LABEL(name)							\
 	ldgp	gp, 0(pv);					\
 	PSEUDO_PROF;						\
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
 	.subsection 2;						\
 __LABEL($pseudo_cancel)						\
 	subq	sp, 64, sp;					\
-	cfi_def_cfa_offset(64);					\
+	.cfi_def_cfa_offset(64);					\
 	stq	ra, 0(sp);					\
-	cfi_offset(ra, -64);					\
+	.cfi_offset ra, -64;					\
 	SAVE_ARGS_##args;					\
 	CENABLE;						\
 	LOAD_ARGS_##args;					\
@@ -70,18 +70,18 @@
 	ldq	ra, 0(sp);					\
 	ldq	v0, 8(sp);					\
 	addq	sp, 64, sp;					\
-	cfi_remember_state;					\
-	cfi_restore(ra);					\
-	cfi_def_cfa_offset(0);					\
+	.cfi_remember_state;					\
+	.cfi_restore(ra);					\
+	.cfi_def_cfa_offset(0);					\
 	ret;							\
-	cfi_restore_state;					\
+	.cfi_restore_state;					\
 __LABEL($multi_error)						\
 	CDISABLE;						\
 	ldq	ra, 0(sp);					\
 	ldq	v0, 8(sp);					\
 	addq	sp, 64, sp;					\
-	cfi_restore(ra);					\
-	cfi_def_cfa_offset(0);					\
+	.cfi_restore(ra);					\
+	.cfi_def_cfa_offset(0);					\
 __LABEL($syscall_error)						\
 	SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER;					\
 	.previous
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 # undef PSEUDO_END
 # define PSEUDO_END(sym)					\
 	.subsection 2;						\
-	cfi_endproc;						\
+	.cfi_endproc;						\
 	.size sym, .-sym
 
 # define SAVE_ARGS_0	/* Nothing.  */

--- glibc-2.3.2/linuxthreads/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/vfork.S.orig	2004-05-13 01:47:46.000000000 -0400
+++ glibc-2.3.2/linuxthreads/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/vfork.S	2004-05-13 01:48:17.000000000 -0400
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	.globl	__vfork
 	.type	__vfork, @function
 	.usepv	__vfork, std
-	cfi_startproc
+	.cfi_startproc
 __vfork:
 	ldgp	gp, 0(pv)
 	PSEUDO_PROF
@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@
 	   fork and vfork object files.  */
 $do_fork:
 	subq	sp, 16, sp
-	cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(16)
+	.cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(16)
 	stq	ra, 0(sp)
-	cfi_offset(ra, -16)
+	.cfi_offset ra, -16
 	jsr	ra, HIDDEN_JUMPTARGET (__fork)
 	ldgp	gp, 0(ra)
 	ldq	ra, 0(sp)
 	addq	sp, 16, sp
-	cfi_restore(ra)
-	cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(-16)
+	.cfi_restore(ra)
+	.cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(-16)
 	ret
 
 $syscall_error:
 	SYSCALL_ERROR_HANDLER
 #endif
 
-	cfi_endproc
+	.cfi_endproc
 	.size __vfork, .-__vfork
 
 libc_hidden_def (__vfork)