"make not found" when running halcompile

i have a lathe running linux cnc 2.7 that works perfectly. i am trying to upgrade to 2.8
i did a fresh install with 2.8 buster iso. moved my config files over and ran the conversion script to convert them.
i installed linuxcnc-uspace-dev and when i run halcompile --install on my .comp files i get "make not found"
not sure where to go from here.
any help would be appreacited.

Hi Eric,
Load the build-essential package and try again.

Chris,
Thanks I will try this when I get back home.