Which one?

[kaven]

Hi i am a newbie
Here is the my question:
I just wanna use the dist in the wmware for compiling some open source c programs. Just for this which dist do you suggest?
(A small dist that could those actions would be enough. Just have to be stable you know. gcc and the other compile things must be in it.)
Thanks in advance.

[techieMoe]

Hi i am a newbie
Here is the my question:
I just wanna use the dist in the wmware for compiling some open source c programs. Just for this which dist do you suggest?
(A small dist that could those actions would be enough. Just have to be stable you know. gcc and the other compile things must be in it.)
Thanks in advance.

Are you specifically looking for a Linux distribution to do this, or just the open-source compiling tools? You can compile open-source C programs in GCC in Microsoft Windows using tools like Bloodshed DEV or Cygwin. Cygwin gives you the look and feel of a Linux command-line environment but does so natively on Windows.

If you're specifically looking for a lightweight Linux to do just compiling on, you might look at some of the distributions designed for older hardware in this thread:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...e-posting.html

Are you looking for just command-line or do you want GUI compiler tools as well?

[kaven]

just command-line would be enough.
But cygwin could compile any .c file like in linux?

[techieMoe]

just command-line would be enough.
But cygwin could compile any .c file like in linux?

If the .c file is standard ANSI C, then yes. Cygwin includes the GCC compiler. The GNU C Compiler works the same on Linux as on Microsoft Windows. You'll just end up with a Windows executable instead of one for Linux.

[kaven]

Thank you.
I guess i'll end up with zenwalk 5.0. Fast and contains all i want.

[techieMoe]

Thank you.
I guess i'll end up with zenwalk 5.0. Fast and contains all i want.

Ok then. Let us know if you have any more questions.