Reviewers say compared to CMake, GNU Make is:
Better at meeting requirements
More usable
Better at support
CMake Alternatives & Competitors
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Top 19 Alternatives & Competitors to CMake
GNU Make
(19)4.4 out of 5Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.sbt
(12)3.6 out of 5Use Scala to define your tasks. Then run them in parallel from the shell.Reviewers say compared to CMake, sbt is:
Better at supportBetter at meeting requirementsGNU Automake
(11)4.2 out of 5GNU is an operating system that is free software-that is, it respects users' freedom. The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without software that would trample your freedom.Reviewers say compared to CMake, GNU Automake is:
More usableMore expensiveBetter at supportApache Buildr
(4)4.4 out of 5Apache Buildr is a build system for Java-based applications, including support for Scala, Groovy and a growing number of JVM languages and tools.Leiningen
(3)4.8 out of 5Leiningen is the easiest way to use Clojure. With a focus on project automation and declarative configuration, it gets out of your way and lets you focus on your code.FinalBuilder
(2)4.3 out of 5Automating your Build process is simple with FinalBuilder. With FinalBuilder you don't need to edit xml, or write scripts. Visually define and debug your build scripts, then schedule them with windows scheduler, or integrate them with Continua CI, Jenkins or any other CI Server.SCons
(2)4.0 out of 5SCons is an Open Source software construction tool-that is, a next-generation build tool.FlowTracer
(1)4.0 out of 5FlowTracer is versatile and powerful infrastructure software (with built-in job scheduling) for design flow development, management, and parallel execution. Any engineer, programmer, or IT professional who is used to implementing and managing flows with scripts or GNU Make will find FlowTracer a superior solution. Through its visualization and troubleshooting capabilities, complex design flows can be easily understood, maintained, and expanded.Distcc
(1)5.0 out of 5distcc is a program to distribute builds of C, C++, Objective C or Objective C++ code across several machines on a network. distcc should always generate the same results as a local build, is simple to install and use, and is usually much faster than a local compile.Cabal
(1)4.0 out of 5Cabal is a system for building and packaging Haskell libraries and programs. It defines a common interface for package authors and distributors to easily build their applications in a portable way. Cabal is part of a larger infrastructure for distributing, organizing, and cataloging Haskell libraries and programs.Boost.Build
(1)3.5 out of 5Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores - whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported C++ compilers - on Windows, OSX, Linux and commercial UNIX systems.CloudBees DevOptics
(1)3.5 out of 5Optimized for quick responseVisibility and insights to measure, manage and optimize your software delivery. CloudBees DevOptics unifies your software delivery process from end-to-end, across teams and software value streams.A-A-P
(1)2.0 out of 5A-A-P makes it easy to locate, download, build and install software. It also supports browsing source code, developing programs, managing different versions and distribution of software and documentation. This means that A-A-P is useful both for users and for developers.MPW Make
(1)3.5 out of 5Macintosh Programmer's Workshop (MPW) is a product designed specifically for professional Macintosh software developers. It brings together a comprehensive collection of development tools designed to support C, C++, and assembly-language programmers who are writing software for Mac OS 7.x/8.x/9.x.Micro Focus Enterprise Server
Micro Focus Enterprise Server provides an application deployment environment for rehosting IBM mainframe applications that have traditionally run on IBM z/OS environments.Invantive Scheduler
Invantive Scheduler allows you to accelerate your business processes without increasing costs. Invantive Scheduler makes more of your available resources by automating processes as recurring background jobs. Real-time, event-driven, whenever your business needs it.SBuild
SBuild is a fast and reliable build system most suitable for projects targeting the JVM. SBuild itself and the buildfiles are written in Scala. But typical build system maintenance tasks require almost no special Scala knowledge.TinyBuilder
In the future, look to Tiny Management to provide devices to small business to solve everyday IT problems. However, developing bare metal software for multiple platforms became cumbersome for such a small organization. Finding existing tools inadequate, we decided to build our own and called it TinyBuilder.Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET
Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET enables a fit-for-purpose IBM mainframe application workload to be deployed to the Windows .NET framework.
#1
"GNU Make Review: It's one of the best tools in compiling open source software for security hardening and custom configuration. We use it for building large binaries or libraries. It easy to update any source file, and any dependent files are regenerated with minimal effort. "
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#2
"Good for easy setup, but would prefer Mill: The sbt community is fast moving. If you follow sbt's progress on Github (it's open source after all!) you'll see that it has plenty of dedicated supporters and has fixed many of its rough edges from 0.x quite quickly (for example, the hated sbt multi-module import bug)."
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#3
"Awesome tool for configuring your makefiles on many machines: I like that it provides a single tool to configure make systems across multiple platforms. It can be a real chore to get the variables setup to work right across different *nix flavors, let alone 32bit vs 64 bit and big vs little endian machines. This does all that for you."
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#4
"Worked well for Salesforce custom coding: easy to use and navigate- learned the platform fairly quickly - even though I am just starting out. I basically watch youtube videos all day long for basic script.
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#5
"Easiest way to bootstrap clojure projects: Leiningen provides a build management tool around common project tasks. It is easy to install via a simple shell script and has reasonable options to run, build, or launch a repl. The ability to configure environments and dependencies is also very helpful."
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#6
"Brilliant design and feature set. Essential for any software company: Comprehensive feature set. Flexible design for all build objects. Great error logging and control of execution flow. There is no build scenario that we cannot build with FinalBuilder. It handles everything we throw at it. With scripting support built-in to each object, it's infinitely flexible. Great UI and constantly under development."
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#7
"Great build tool, if only a bit verbose: Python. Anything we want with the build system, can be scripted in python. Instead of going with some new language (looking at you cmake), this tried and tested method works very well. As it is built on python, it supports most of the common platforms, many compilers and targets out of the box. On top of it, scons-local can be distributed with the project, one less dependency is always a benefit. One advantage scons has over others that it builds the targets, not just the build-files, unlike cmake.
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#8
"Builds are quick and smooth using Flow Tracer: It had better visibility in EDA tools and to compute resource utilization as compared to leading commercial tools. Its more scalable for EDA and SoC applications compared to general purpose enterprise tools. We had good access to the FlowTracer's development cycle and releases, so it was helpful for us to give our requests. Its really surprising that this tool is not widely used. "
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#9
"Distcc is amazon: Reduces compile times substantially, and mixes well with ccache"
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#10
"Great software for building Haskell libraries and programs : Multiple features, great for packaging and distributing in a portable way. It is a very helpful tool that helps to build and organize the Haskell libraries."
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#11
"Variant builds has a home: Its dependency is a C compiler, so it's easy to set up. You can even include all of Boost.Build in your project."
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#12
"Good but not quite there yet.: Good metrics and good integrations with JIRA"
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#13
"AAP: I liked that it tought me skill to build software for my new jobs."
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#14
"Make: t is an integrated multiwindow text editor and command executer which supports numerous built-in commands and a powerful scripting language that allows you to customize the environment to suit your needs. The Shell also includes Projector, an integrated source code control system that simplifies the management of large, complex software projects being worked on by a team of programmers."
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