Live CD to compile programs

Devel Live CD includes a minimal toolchain from Fedora, which makes it possible to compile the Linux kernel and other software. It has been created to compile programs for 4MLinux.

Note: Devel Live CD boots in the same way as 4MLinux does (this was described here).

1) Select Installer from the Devel Menu:

2) Confirm the installation by choosing 'y' and pressing Enter:

 

Now you have the minimum required to compile programs written in C and C++. Revision control software (Git, SVN) and GNU build system (Autoconf, Automake, Libtool) are installed too.

3) You can also download additional packages:

HINT:

All the file managers, which are included in Devel Live CD (Midnight Commander, Path Finder, and X File Explorer), are able to open rpm, deb, and other archives.