Linux "make" command Error 127

Question

I'm new to Linux and trying to install mktorrent (latest version) and the README file states to simply run the 'make' command while in the directory. However, after trying 3 different terminals/emulators I would receive the same error as shown quoted below.

I've tried install "automake" from repositories as suggested through other answers found on here/Google with no luck. Here are the directory contents: http://i.imgur.com/uMDlO7O.png

cc -O2 -Wall prefix.c -o prefix make: cc: Command not found make: *** [prefix] Error 127

Solution

sudo apt-get install build-essential

should install the requirements for compiling C/C++ based applications