xconfig (maybe kernel) problems

[Once-Ler]

I just did a fresh install of caldera2.4

I then downloaded all the patches i needed to get up to 2.2.18

I patched the kernel and when i go into scripts and just run ./patch-kernel
it says that "Current Kernel version is 2.2.18" so i guess i'm using kernel 2.2.18.

when go into /usr/src/linux and run "make xconfig" I get an error:

rpm -f include/asm
(cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
make -C scripts kconfig.tk
make[1]: Entering director `/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/scripts'
gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -02 -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o tkparse.c
make[1] gcc: Command not found
make[1] *** [tkparse.o] Error 127
make[1] Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.14/scripts'
make: *** [xconfig] Error 2

1. What does all this mean?
2. What do I have to do to get "make xconfig" to work?

(I get about the same error when i go and type make config or make menuconfig)

Thank you for your help.
-Will

[Once-Ler]

Okay i'm wrong... make config works... but i still get the error with make menuconfig and make xconfig