Kernel 2.6 compile problem

[Russ Cook <russcook@mbo.net>]

I'm running unstable on a Pentium 2 machine, kernel 2.4.18.
I downloaded the kernel-source-2.6.8 deb package today, updated my 
config file, and
tried to compile the kernel.  I got the following errors:
make[2] [modins_post] Error 1
make[1] [real_stamp_image] Error 2

Needless to say, I did not get an installable .deb file as a result.
Can anyone offer suggestions of what I should look for to try to resolve 
this?
I have no idea what to do with these error messages.

Thanks much,
  Russ