Autoconf Alternatives

CMake

CMake is a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler...

Features:

• C++ support
• C support
• Cross-platform

GNU Make

Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.

SCons

SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make...

Ant

Apache Ant is an Open Source Java-based build tool (for software development). It uses XML files to describe, structure and control the build process. Most actions are...

MakeMe

Embedthis MakeMe is a modern replacement for make and autoconf. It manages the building of programs and products by direct compilation and the generation of IDE projects...

Premake

Powerfully simple build configuration Describe your software project just once, using Premake's simple and easy to read syntax, and build it everywhere. Generate...

Features:

• Cross-platform
• Portable

waf

Waf is a Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications.

Features:

• Cross-platform
• Portable

qmake

qmake is a tool from The Qt Company that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles...

Meson

Meson is an open source build system meant to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly, as user friendly as possible.

Features:

• Build system
• Java
• Linux
• Rust