Opus MakeOpus - A multiplatform make featuring dependency scanning, suffix-specific viewpaths, extended command and macro modifiers, CPP preprocessor directives, and iterators in the Make rule language. http://www.opussoftware.com |
AntFreeware - A make replacement that uses an XML description language instead of makefiles, and that executes build actions using Java objects instead of shell commands. http://jakarta.apache.org/ant |
BuildOpen 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. http://kolpackov.net/projects/build |
ConsFreeware - 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. http://www.dsmit.com/cons |
MPI GNU MakeChambeau - 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. http://www.llnl.gov/icc/lc/deg/pmake/pmake.html |
NAntFreeware - Not Ant is like Ant, but uses C# and .NET technologies. http://nant.sourceforge.net |
NmakeLucent - Features dependency scanning, viewpaths, parallel and distributed rsh execution, a coshell, compiled makefiles, C preprocessor, variable editing, and a powerful Make rule language. http://www.bell-labs.com/project/nmake |
OdinFreeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning, viewpaths, distributed rsh execution, cached derived files, variant builds, conditional directives, and an Odin rule language. ftp://ftp.cs.colorado.edu/pub/distribs/odin |
PVM GNU MakeFreeware - A modified GNU make that uses the Oakridge PVM Parallel Virtual Machine to perform parallel distributed builds. http://sourceforge.net/projects/pvmgmake |
SConsFreeware - 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. http://www.scons.org |
A-A-POpen 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. http://www.a-a-p.org |
Electric CloudA make replacement that distributes builds across multiple cluster machines for faster builds. Features plug-compatibility with GNU Make and Nmake. http://www.electric-cloud.com |
Boost BuildFreeware - A Make replacement with a simple and high-level target language. It supports build variants, and several different compilers and tools. http://boost.sourceforge.net/boost-build2 |
MakeXSFreeware - A build system based on GNU Make and GNU M4. It automates many mundane tasks including creating Doxygen documentation. http://www.makexs.com |
CookFreeware - A make replacement featuring file fingerprints, dependency scanning, viewpathing, parallel threads, distributed rsh builds, cross compiling, and build actions in the "cook" description language. http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~millerp/cook/cook.html |
GNU MakeFreeware - A make program featuring pattern-matched viewpaths, parallel threads, multiple platforms, conditional directives, makefile regeneration, and an advanced Make description language. http://www.gnu.org/software/make/make.html |
JamFreeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning, per-target viewpathing, parallel threads, multiple platforms, variant builds, and control flow statements in the Jam description language. http://www.perforce.com/perforce/loadsupp.html |
JmkFreeware - A make program written in Java, featuring a traditional make description language and shell command target actions. http://sourceforge.net/projects/jmk |
SMKFreeware - 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. http://home.gna.org/smk |