Most Linux distributions ship precompiled software or compile at install time. This talk explains the architecture and design of a distribution that does not do this.

ccix, an experimental Linux distribution, explores deferred compilation (a.k.a. compilation-on-demand), a technique where applications are compiled when they are invoked. It uses a custom 'deferred compiler' based on libtcc that can resolve symbols and cache outputs. It is performant, compiling bzip2 in 0.07 seconds on an i5-6500.