to compile a kernel :
(from Documentation/Changes in the Linux kernel tree)
-<li>Gnu C \tnbsp; 2.95.3 \tnbsp; # gcc --version
-<li>Gnu make \tnbsp; 3.79.1 \tnbsp; # make --version
-<li>binutils \tnbsp; 2.12 \tnbsp; # ld -v
-<li>util-linux \tnbsp; 2.10o \tnbsp; # fdformat --version
-<li>module-init-tools \tnbsp; 0.9.10 \tnbsp; # depmod -V
+<li>Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version
+<li>Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version
+<li>binutils 2.12 # ld -v
+<li>util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
+<li>module-init-tools 0.9.10 # depmod -V
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You might also want to have libncurses5 to have the text mode kernel