Michael Havens wrote:

>How to Compile the Linux Kernel
>  James Andrews
> Saturday, May 29, 1999 01:36:47 PM
>
This is way outdates. 2.4 came out in 2001, and you want 2.6 which is 
significantly different. I would suggest apt-get'ing a 2.6.0 source 
image. Apt should get all the tools you need.