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