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.
qmake Alternatives
qmake is described as 'Tool from The Qt Company that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to qmake for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best qmake alternative is CMake, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like qmake are GNU Make, Maven, Gradle and Ant.