[vos-d] Steps to start building in Mandriva 2007?

[S Mattison]

What sort of build environments do you guys use? Any particular IDE
you prefer, or just KWrite/Kate?
I have (GCC) 4.1.1 20060724 (prerelease) (4.1.1-3mdk).
What should I get via URPMI first? Or is this all I need?

I also hear that "Blender's cob export saves uv's but not materials",
leading to objects of pure white. Is this an issue with Interreality,
or have things changed with blender, since? Do I need a different COB
script?