Fails to build on Python 3.8 virtual environment

[Deepak-mk]

Running setup.py install for fastDamerauLevenshtein did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [12 lines of output]
/home/ec2-user/emr_cluster/lib64/python3.8/site-packages/setuptools/dist.py:642: UserWarning: Usage of dash-separated 'description-file' will not be supported in future versions. Please use the underscore name 'description_file' instead
warnings.warn(
running install
running build
running build_ext
building 'fastDamerauLevenshtein' extension
creating build
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.8
creating build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.8/fastDamerauLevenshtein
gcc -pthread -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -DNDEBUG -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fwrapv -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fwrapv -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -grecord-gcc-switches -m64 -mtune=generic -D_GNU_SOURCE -fPIC -fwrapv -fPIC -I/home/ec2-user/emr_cluster/include -I/usr/include/python3.8 -c fastDamerauLevenshtein/fastDamerauLevenshtein.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-3.8/fastDamerauLevenshtein/fastDamerauLevenshtein.o
unable to execute 'gcc': No such file or directory
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: legacy-install-failure

× Encountered error while trying to install package.
╰─> fastDamerauLevenshtein

note: This is an issue with the package mentioned above, not pip.
hint: See above for output from the failure.