Problems configuring the kernel

[boredblind]

I have installed the new source code for linux-2.6.22 kernel, but I am having problems with the configuration process. Here is what I get

# cd /usr/src/linux
/usr/src/linux# make xconfig
/usr/src/linux-2.6.22/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
/usr/src/linux-2.6.22/scripts/gcc-version.sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 127
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
ewald2:/usr/src/linux#

I also tried installing gcc since that

apt-get install gcc
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
  gcc: Depends: cpp (>= 4:4.3.2-2) but 2:2.95.4-14 is to be installed
       Depends: gcc-4.3 (>= 4.3.2-1) but it is not going to be installed
  libgcc1: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7-1) but 2.3.1-16 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I also have tried apt-get -f install, but just run into more problems since the kernel is not current.

Could someone point me in the right direction to fix this?

[Dapper Dan]

This looks like a lot of headaches. Perhaps a fresh new install of Debian might be in order?