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Make Tools
Make programs help to manage the complexity of building
software programs from many source file and library
components. Make programs read Makefiles, which are
description files that specify the parts and processes that
should be used to build a software product.
Make programs have been the dominant programs for doing
software builds for more than 25 years. The first make
program was created in the mid-1970s. In the 1980s, make
was extended with more advanced features. In the 1990s,
several new make replacement programs were created to offer
new description languages for makefiles.
software programs from many source file and library
components. Make programs read Makefiles, which are
description files that specify the parts and processes that
should be used to build a software product.
Make programs have been the dominant programs for doing
software builds for more than 25 years. The first make
program was created in the mid-1970s. In the 1980s, make
was extended with more advanced features. In the 1990s,
several new make replacement programs were created to offer
new description languages for makefiles.
Sites in Make Tools
Ant
Freeware - A make replacement that uses an XML description language instead of makefiles, and that executes build actions using Java objects instead of shell commands.
Cons
Freeware - A make replacement written in Perl featuring MD5 file content and build signatures, dependency scanning, viewpathing for source and derived files, multidirectory builds, and Perl build actions.
Cook
Freeware - A make replacement featuring file fingerprints, dependency scanning, viewpathing, parallel threads, distributed rsh builds, cross compiling, and build actions in the "cook" description language.
GNU Make
Freeware - A make program featuring pattern-matched viewpaths, parallel threads, multiple platforms, conditional directives, makefile regeneration, and an advanced Make description language.
Jam
Freeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning, per-target viewpathing, parallel threads, multiple platforms, variant builds, and control flow statements in the Jam description language.
Jmk
Freeware - A make program written in Java, featuring a traditional make description language and shell command target actions.
MPI GNU Make
Chambeau - A modified GNU make that uses the MPI Message Passing Interface for excellent scalability on multiple machines. Authors now say use 'GNU Make -j' instead.
NAnt
Freeware - Not Ant is like Ant, but uses C# and .NET technologies.
Nmake
Lucent - Features dependency scanning, viewpaths, parallel and distributed rsh execution, a coshell, compiled makefiles, C preprocessor, variable editing, and a powerful Make rule language.
Odin
Freeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning, viewpaths, distributed rsh execution, cached derived files, variant builds, conditional directives, and an Odin rule language.
Opus Make
Opus - A multiplatform make featuring dependency scanning, suffix-specific viewpaths, extended command and macro modifiers, CPP preprocessor directives, and iterators in the Make rule language.
PVM GNU Make
Freeware - A modified GNU make that uses the Oakridge PVM Parallel Virtual Machine to perform parallel distributed builds.
SCons
Freeware - A make replacement like Cons, written in Python and featuring MD5 file signatures, dependency scanning, parallel build threads, viewpathing, multidirectory builds, and Python build actions.
A-A-P
Open Source - A-A-P is an experimental make tool. Features include a special AAP makefile syntax, automated dependency support for Unix C programs, and a GUI interface written in Python.
Electric Cloud
A make replacement that distributes builds across multiple cluster machines for faster builds. Features plug-compatibility with GNU Make and Nmake.
Boost Build
Freeware - A Make replacement with a simple and high-level target language. It supports build variants, and several different compilers and tools.
MakeXS
Freeware - A build system based on GNU Make and GNU M4. It automates many mundane tasks including creating Doxygen documentation.
Build
Open Source - A software build system implemented on top of GNU make featuring position-independent non-recursive multi-makefile include-based structure, complete inter-project dependency tracking, and extensible translator framework.
SMK
Freeware - A make replacement, written in Python featuring global dependencies view, extensible dependency scanning, parallel build threads, multidirectory builds, automatic cleaning and extensibility via Python classes. |
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