System :: Using the make command

Hi I am new to DSL and Linux, I am trying to work out how to update iptables software supplied with DSL, everywhere I go I am presented with needing to use the make command, however I am unable to find the make command in DSL, how do I find it , or install it?

I have managed to download the kernel etc from the MYDSL icon / system, but do not know where to go from here.

Am I missing something obvious? Or is it more complex than I imagine?

make, as well as several useful headers, is provided in gcc1-with-libs.dsl, currently found in the "testing" section of mydsl.

There is an earlier version called gcc1.dsl in "system", which works fine but does not provide as many headers.

Thankyou for the info.

original here.