Autoconf Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   Task

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   Task is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Go (Programming Language)

   

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   RiotKit Do

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   RKD: Task executor - balance between Makefile and Gradle. Written in Python. Powerful tool for every DevOps. Automates production tasks as well as local development tasks.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Build System

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

   

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   makebreed

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   makebreed is a customizable shell script (./configure) that generates makefiles for C/C++ development projects using the gcc compiler. It is a simple, clean and easy alternative to other build systems like cmake or gnu autotools.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   UPcmd

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   A modern build, configuration management, ci/cd tool for automation Flexible data modelling, design of composition, OO and test driven Comprehensive workflow orchestration: full support all type of condition, loop(recursive), break, assert.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD

   

   

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6. S

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   Setup.shl

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   setup - A simple Bash library for setting up a directory structure using Makefile-like definitions.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS

   S

   

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8. W

   W

   Werk

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   Werk is a command runner and simplistic build system. It is intended to supplant Make in projects that need a simple build tool adjacent to a main build system, such as Cargo or NPM.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application type

   • Build System

   Platforms

   • Rust
   • Linux
   • Mac
   • Windows
   • BSD

   W

   

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9. A

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   autosetup

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   autosetup is a tool, similar to autoconf, to configure a build system for the appropriate environment, according to the system capabilities and the user-selected options.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Build System

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   A

   

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    xmake

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    xmake is a cross-platform build utility based on Lua. The project focuses on making development and building easier and provides many features (e.g package, install, plugin, macro, action, option, task ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    • China

    

    

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    Reggae build system

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    Reggae is a (meta) build system with multiple front (D, Python, Ruby, Javascript, Lua) and backends (make, ninja, tup, custom). This is alpha software, only tested on Linux and likely to have breaking changes made.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Bazel

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    Bazel is an open-source build and test tool similar to Make, Maven, and Gradle. It uses a human-readable, high-level build language. Bazel supports projects in multiple languages and builds outputs for multiple platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • United States

    

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