binutils-2.11.2 arm as fails on STMxx and LDMxx instructions

[Canup, Thomas D. MHX]

I am trying to compile code saving and restoring registors using the store
and load multiple instructions.  I am getting "expression too complex"
errors when I try to compile

        STMFD   SP!, (R0-R14)
...
        LDMEA SP!, (R0-R14)

or
        STMIA   R0,     (R1)

The problem seems to be in <reglist> portion.  It doesn't seem to matter if
I specify 1 or multiple registers.  If I try
        STMFD SP!, (R1,R2)
I get missing ')' assumed and 
garbage after statement errors where it thinks the ',' is invalid.

I am using a xcompiler running on an I686-pc-linux-gnu system.

Any ideas?

Tom Canup
Abbott Labs