what do i need to compile packages myself

[ulrich steffens]

hi list,
i really have nothing to do with coding, so please bear with me :)
i'll have to use some packages that dont exist for debian/ubuntu, so i
have to compile them myself. so i fired up synaptic and installed 
	*gcc-3.4
	*automake
	*autoconf
	*...

but when i type 'make' in the src-dir of the package it tells

tazio at rockarolla ~/downloads/mpegStuff/lxdvdrip $ make
gcc -g -ldvdread -lm -o lxdvdrip lxdvdrip.c
make: gcc: Command not found
make: *** [all] Error 127

googling for this error says that i have to add the dir where gcc
resides adding to PATH.

root at rockarolla ~/downloads/mpegStuff/lxdvdrip # find / -name gcc
/usr/lib/gcc
/usr/share/doc/gcc-3.4-base/gcc

so is '/usr/lib/gcc' the dir i have to add to PATH?

and is there anything other left i have to accomplish to compile some
tools myself? 

thanks in advance
-- 
- ulrich
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sorry if my english s*cks. me is kraut.