[Libcdio-devel] OT: what Linux distro for developing?

[Robert William Fuller]

Hi,

What distribution are people using to develop libcdio and related 
libraries and applications?  In the past, I have used Gentoo/Funtoo, but 
I am a little tired of building my Linux distribution.  Building my own 
Linux has the advantage that I have the source code for everything, 
which I think is in the free software spirit, but it is time consuming.

I am a little concerned that if I use a pre-compiled distribution, that 
I won't necessarily have the correct packages installed for compiling 
things.  Are some distributions better about this than others?  Is there 
a preferred distribution for development?  Is there a better place to 
ask than here?

Thanks!

Rob