[slaps his forehead]...
I though you were using the crosscompiler....
I also commented out the CROSS_COMPILE var in the Makefile..
I also set :
ARCH := arm

Anyway, here's a list of the packages I've got installed...

Package: g++

Status: install ok installed

Priority: standard

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 2457

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Replaces: gcc (<= 2.7.2.3-3)

Provides: c++-compiler

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2), gcc (>= 1:2.95.2-10), gcc (<< 1:2.95.3), libstdc++2.1

0-dev (>= 1:2.95.2-10)

Suggests: gcc-doc (>= 1:2.95.2-10)

Description: The GNU C++ compiler.

 This is the GNU C++ compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler for C++.



Package: gpc

Status: install ok installed

Priority: optional

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 3162

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Provides: pascal-compiler

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2), gcc (>= 1:2.95.2-10), gcc (<< 1:2.95.3)

Suggests: gpc-doc (>= 1:2.95.2-10)

Description: The GNU Pascal compiler.

 This is the GNU Pascal compiler, which compiles

 Pascal on platforms supported by the gcc compiler. It uses the

 gcc backend to generate optimized code.

 The current beta release 2.2 implements Standard Pascal (ISO 7185,

 level 1), a large subset of Extended Pascal (ISO 10206), and

 Borland Pascal. Many Borland Pascal units supported.



Package: cpp

Status: install ok installed

Priority: standard

Section: interpreters

Installed-Size: 255

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2)

Description: The GNU C preprocessor.

 The GNU C preprocessor is required by some utilities that use it for

 macro substitutions. This package has been separated from gcc for

 the benefit of those who require the preprocessor but not the

 compiler.



Package: libstdc++2.10-dev

Status: install ok installed

Priority: optional

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 1555

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Provides: libstdc++-dev

Depends: libstdc++2.10 (>= 1:2.95.2-10), libc6-dev, g++ (>= 1:2.95.2-10)

Suggests: stl-manual

Conflicts: libstdc++-dev, libg++27-dev, libg++272-dev (<< 2.7.2.8-1), libstdc++2

.8-dev, libg++2.8-dev, libstdc++2.9-dev, libstdc++2.9-glibc2.1-dev

Description: The GNU stdc++ library (development files)

 This package contains the headers and static library files necessary for

 building C++ programs which use libstdc++. Be advised that this only works

 with the GNU C++ compiler (version 2.95), and no earlier library will work it.



Package: gcc

Status: install ok installed

Priority: standard

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 2422

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Replaces: gcc-ss (<< 1:2.95.3)

Provides: c-compiler

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2), cpp (>= 1:2.95.2-10), cpp (<< 1:2.95.3), binutils (>=

 2.9.5.0.12)

Recommends: libc-dev

Suggests: gcc-doc (>= 1:2.95.2-10)

Conflicts: libc5-dev

Description: The GNU C compiler.

 This is the GNU C compiler, a fairly portable optimizing compiler which

 supports multiple languages.  This package includes support for C, C++,

 and Objective C.



Package: libstdc++2.10

Status: install ok installed

Priority: required

Section: base

Installed-Size: 323

Maintainer: Debian GCC maintainers 

Source: gcc (2.95.2-13)

Version: 1:2.95.2-13

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2)

Description: The GNU stdc++ library

 This package contains an additional runtime library for C++ programs

 built with the GNU compiler.



Package: binutils

Status: install ok installed

Priority: standard

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 2449

Maintainer: Christopher C. Chimelis 

Version: 2.9.5.0.31-3

Replaces: binutils (<< 2.9.5.0.19)

Provides: elf-binutils

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2)

Suggests: binutils-doc (= 2.9.5.0.31-3)

Conflicts: gas, elf-binutils

Description: The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities.

 The programs in this package are used to assemble, link and manipulate

 binary and object files.  They may be used in conjunction with a compiler

 and various libraries to build programs for Linux.



Package: make

Status: install ok installed

Priority: standard

Section: devel

Installed-Size: 416

Maintainer: Manoj Srivastava 

Version: 3.78.1-8

Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.2), libelfg0, fileutils (>= 4.0)

Description: The GNU version of the "make" utility.

 GNU Make is a program that determines which pieces of a large

 program need to be recompiled and issues the commands to recompile

 them, when necessary. More information about GNU Make can be

 found in the `make' Info page.

Also try setting the hostname before compiling :

# hostname empegcar

Frank van Gestel