other/1973: config.guess failed to determine the host type

[Pierre@sourceware.cygnus.com]

>Number:         1973
>Category:       other
>Synopsis:       config.guess failed to determine the host type
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 13 21:16:00 PST 2001
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>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Pierre Carlo F. Cornago
>Release:        gcc-2.95.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
linux mandrake 6.2
>Description:
Im running a Linux Mandrake distribution on a pentium II 400
Im configuring gcc-2.95.2.

This is my problem. 
-I'm in /usr/gcc (where I want to set it up to). 
-I typed /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure (source directory)
 to configure gcc.

Message:
Config.guess failed to determine the host type.
You may need to specify one.

-I tried /usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure --host=i686-*-linux*

Message:
Created "Makefile" in /usr/gcc
/usr/gcc-2.95.2/configure: cc: command not found
*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g  confest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.

How will i do this. Thanks.
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