php "make" error

i finally got the "configure" portion to work without it saying that apxs didn't exist. interesting problem there that i hadn't seen answered anywhere... the first line needed to be set to the location of perl..... with that done, i now have an error when i "make". first let me say that i am a unix moron (just learneing). it is a solaris 8 box (sparc) with apache 1.3.22 and mysql installed. they are all running fine. the apache is configed and running the mod.so.c thingy (i don't know what to call it) so it is ready to accept DSO modules (right). like i said, i run configure succesfully and then this is what i get from make. # make Making all in Zend make[1]: Entering directory `/home/nsuser/php/Zend' /bin/sh ../libtool --silent --mode=compile gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../main -D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS -DSOLARIS 2=280 -DUSE_EXPAT -I../TSRM -g -O2 -prefer-pic -c zend_language_parser.c /usr/ccs/bin/as: "/var/tmp/ccVE4o2J.s", line 15333: error: unknown opcode ".subsection" /usr/ccs/bin/as: "/var/tmp/ccVE4o2J.s", line 15333: error: statement syntax /usr/ccs/bin/as: "/var/tmp/ccVE4o2J.s", line 15679: error: unknown opcode ".previous" /usr/ccs/bin/as: "/var/tmp/ccVE4o2J.s", line 15679: error: statement syntax make[1]: *** [zend_language_parser.lo] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/nsuser/php/Zend' make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 help resolving this issue is greatly appreciated as this is the last task required for this box to be done. i can be reaced directly via email at boxhelp@spotaha.com thanks..... -jimg