Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Xcode
- Eclipse
- Microsoft Visual Studio
Open source build system featuring multiplatform support, extremely fast full and incremental builds, cross-compilation for operating systems and bare metal, readable build files using a non-Turing complete DSL, and built-in dependency management.
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The easiest build framework you will ever use. Just answer three simple questions (What is the name of your solution? What is the path to source control? What is your company name?) and you are building.


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