custom compiled 2.6.9 kernel; broke gcc

[homeless <ivanponyrev@gmail.com>]

hi all,

i've been custom compiling kernels for a while now and just tried the
2.6.9 version.  i use kernel-package and debian's packages.  running
my 2.6.8 kernel i compiled a 2.6.9 kernel using make oldconfig,
nothing relevant appeared (though i did add an extra version tag), so
the config file is essentially as it was.

after booting with the new kernel, gcc seems to sporadically give
internal compiler error: segmentation fault errors.  i've tried going
up to gcc-3.4 but that doesn't change anything.  the problem is most
prevalent with kernel compilation.

system is debian unstable on a 1GHz AMD Athlon.  any thoughts?  has
something changed in the kernel that i missed?

Thanks.