diff -u -r binutils-2.10-orig/gas/config/tc-m68k.c binutils-2.10/gas/config/tc-m68k.c
--- binutils-2.10-orig/gas/config/tc-m68k.c	Thu May 10 07:58:09 2001
+++ binutils-2.10/gas/config/tc-m68k.c	Thu May 10 08:57:56 2001
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
    to denote pic relocations.  */
 int flag_want_pic;
 
+/* This option disables the conversion of short PC relative branches into
+   longer absolute branches.  This allows for generation of PIC code which
+   can utilise the jbsr, jbra pseudo op codes (which saves about 5% code
+   size in our environment)  */
+static int m68k_relative_branches;
+
 static int flag_short_refs;	/* -l option */
 static int flag_long_jumps;	/* -S option */
 
@@ -634,11 +640,15 @@
    */
   if (opcode[0] == 0x60 && opcode[1] == 0xff) /* BRA -> JMP */
     {
+      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative branch to absolute jump"));
       opcode[0] = 0x4e;
       opcode[1] = 0xf9;
     }
   else if (opcode[0] == 0x61 && opcode[1] == 0xff) /* BSR -> JSR */
     {
+      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative BSR to absolute JSR"));
       opcode[0] = 0x4e;
       opcode[1] = 0xb9;
     }
@@ -4322,6 +4332,8 @@
 	  if (fragP->fr_opcode[0] == 0x61)
 	    /* BSR */
 	    {
+	      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    		as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative BSR to absolute JSR"));
 	      fragP->fr_opcode[0] = 0x4E;
 	      fragP->fr_opcode[1] = (char) 0xB9; /* JBSR with ABSL LONG offset */
 
@@ -4339,6 +4351,8 @@
 	  /* BRA */
 	  else if (fragP->fr_opcode[0] == 0x60)
 	    {
+	      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    		as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative branch to absolute jump"));
 	      fragP->fr_opcode[0] = 0x4E;
 	      fragP->fr_opcode[1] = (char) 0xF9; /* JMP  with ABSL LONG offset */
 	      fix_new (fragP, fragP->fr_fix, 4, fragP->fr_symbol,
@@ -4361,6 +4375,8 @@
 	}
       break;
     case TAB (BCC68000, LONG):
+      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative conditional branch to absolute jump"));
       /* only Bcc 68000 instructions can come here */
       /* change bcc into b!cc/jmp absl long */
       fragP->fr_opcode[0] ^= 0x01;	/* invert bcc */
@@ -4381,6 +4397,8 @@
       /* only DBcc 68000 instructions can come here */
       /* change dbcc into dbcc/jmp absl long */
       /* JF: these used to be fr_opcode[2-7], but that's wrong */
+      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	as_fatal(_("Tried to convert DBcc to absolute jump"));
       *buffer_address++ = 0x00;	/* branch offset = 4 */
       *buffer_address++ = 0x04;
       *buffer_address++ = 0x60;	/* put in bra pc+6 */
@@ -4546,6 +4564,8 @@
 	    /* FIXME, we should check abs val, pick short or long */
 	    if (fragP->fr_opcode[0] == 0x61)
 	      {
+		if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    		  as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative BSR to absolute JSR"));
 		fragP->fr_opcode[0] = 0x4E;
 		fragP->fr_opcode[1] = (char) 0xB9; /* JBSR with ABSL LONG offset */
 		fix_new (fragP, fragP->fr_fix, 4,
@@ -4555,6 +4575,8 @@
 	      }
 	    else if (fragP->fr_opcode[0] == 0x60)
 	      {
+		if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    		  as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative branch to absolute jump"));
 		fragP->fr_opcode[0] = 0x4E;
 		fragP->fr_opcode[1] = (char) 0xF9; /* JMP  with ABSL LONG offset */
 		fix_new (fragP, fragP->fr_fix, 4,
@@ -4639,6 +4661,8 @@
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
+	    if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	      as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative conditional branch to absolute jump"));
 	    /* change bcc into b!cc/jmp absl long */
 	    fragP->fr_opcode[0] ^= 0x01;	/* invert bcc */
 	    fragP->fr_opcode[1] = 0x06;	/* branch offset = 6 */
@@ -4675,6 +4699,8 @@
 	  }
 	else
 	  {
+	    if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	      as_fatal(_("Tried to convert DBcc to absolute jump"));
 	    /* change dbcc into dbcc/jmp absl long */
 	    /* JF: these used to be fr_opcode[2-4], which is wrong. */
 	    buffer_address[0] = 0x00;	/* branch offset = 4 */
@@ -4860,6 +4886,8 @@
 
   if (!HAVE_LONG_BRANCH(current_architecture))
     {
+      if (m68k_relative_branches)
+    	as_fatal(_("Tried to convert PC relative branch to absolute jump"));
       offset = to_addr - S_GET_VALUE (to_symbol);
       md_number_to_chars (ptr, (valueT) 0x4EF9, 2);
       md_number_to_chars (ptr + 2, (valueT) offset, 4);
@@ -6773,6 +6801,8 @@
   {"disp-size-default-16", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_DISP_SIZE_DEFAULT_16},
 #define OPTION_DISP_SIZE_DEFAULT_32 (OPTION_MD_BASE + 6)
   {"disp-size-default-32", no_argument, NULL, OPTION_DISP_SIZE_DEFAULT_32},
+#define OPTION_RELATIVE_BRANCHES	(OPTION_MD_BASE + 7)
+  {"relative-branches",    no_argument, NULL, OPTION_RELATIVE_BRANCHES},
   {NULL, no_argument, NULL, 0}
 };
 size_t md_longopts_size = sizeof(md_longopts);
@@ -6923,6 +6953,10 @@
       m68k_rel32_from_cmdline = 1;
       break;
 
+    case OPTION_RELATIVE_BRANCHES:
+      m68k_relative_branches = 1;
+      break;
+
     default:
       return 0;
     }
@@ -6957,7 +6991,9 @@
 --base-size-default-16	base reg without size is 16 bits\n\
 --base-size-default-32	base reg without size is 32 bits (default)\n\
 --disp-size-default-16	displacement with unknown size is 16 bits\n\
---disp-size-default-32	displacement with unknown size is 32 bits (default)\n"));
+--disp-size-default-32	displacement with unknown size is 32 bits (default)\n\
+--relative-branches	do not turn short relative branches into long\n\
+			absolute one\n"));
 }
 
 #ifdef TEST2