checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... (cached) gcc
checking version of gcc... 3.3.3, bad
checking for gnumake... no
checking for gmake... gmake
checking version of gmake... 3.81, ok
checking for gnumsgfmt... no
checking for gmsgfmt... no
checking for msgfmt... msgfmt
checking version of msgfmt... 0.12.1, ok
checking for makeinfo... makeinfo
checking version of makeinfo... 4.8, ok
checking for sed... sed
checking version of sed... 4.1.5, ok
checking for autoconf... autoconf
checking whether autoconf works... yes
configure: error:
*** These critical programs are missing or too old: gcc
*** Check the INSTALL file for required versions.

!!! ERROR: sys-libs/glibc-2.5 failed.
Call stack:
  ebuild.sh, line 1614:   Called dyn_compile
  ebuild.sh, line 971:   Called qa_call 'src_compile'
  environment, line 4106:   Called src_compile
  glibc-2.5.ebuild, line 1130:   Called toolchain-glibc_src_compile
  glibc-2.5.ebuild, line 233:   Called glibc_do_configure 'linuxthreads'
  glibc-2.5.ebuild, line 900:   Called die

!!! failed to configure glibc
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if relevant.
!!! A complete build log is located at '/var/tmp/portage/sys-libs/glibc-2.5/temp/build.log'.