> Kernel compiler wants a file called as86 to do something with bootsect.S
Its the assembler. Package in RH6.2 is  dev86-0.15.0-2.i386.rpm
 
% rpm -qf /usr/bin/as86
dev86-0.15.0-2
Mike Holland  <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>
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