On Feb 3, 2018, at 12:00 PM, pd-list-request@lists.iem.at wrote:

Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2018 14:45:50 +0800
From: Chris McCormick <chris@mccormick.cx>
To: "pd-list@lists.iem.at" <pd-list@lists.iem.at>
Subject: [PD] Pd on Tiny Core Linux on Raspberry Pi
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Hi all,

This is fan mail for Pd on Tiny Core Linux onn Raspberry Pi.

TCL is a 50 megabyte GNU/Linux distribution which is 
immutable-by-default and runs very well on the Raspberry Pi.

I managed to compile Pd and got it to output a test tone which is why I 
am posting here. To do it yourself:

 * Install the alsa packages
 * Install the compiletc package
 * Compile Pd with `make -f makefile.gnu` inside the src directory
 * Run `pd -nogui mypatch.pd` from the bin directory

If you want to launch a Pd patch at startup add your command to 
/opt/bootlocal.sh

So far this seems like fertile ground as an alternative to the Raspbian 
distribution with its multiple-gigabyte bloat. Seems perfect for 
embedded Pd devices like guitar pedals, synths, and what-not.

Tiny Core Linux does not use systemd.

Cheers,

Chris.