- List of build automation software
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Build automation involves scripting or automating the process of compiling computer source code into binary code. Below is a list of notable tools associated with the build automation process.
Make-based tools
- bmake, portable version of NetBSD make
- build
- cake
- Clearmake
- distcc
- distmake
- dmake
- JMake
- JMK
- kbuild
- make, a classic Unix build tool
- makeLib
- makeme
- MakeModules
- Make:NG
- makeplus
- makepp
- make utilities
- mk, developed originally for Version 10 Unix and Plan 9, and ported to Unix as part of plan9port
- mk-configure, lightweight alternative for GNU autotools, CMake and SCons based on bmake
- mmm
- Mosmake
- MPW Make, developed for Mac OS Classic and similar to but not compatible with Unix make. Mac OS X comes with both GNU make and BSD make. Available as part of the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop as a free, unsupported download from Apple.
- nmake, Bell Labs' nmake, forked into two versions after the AT&T trivestiture: a research version from AT&T Labs and an Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs supported version
- OMake
- Opus Make
- Paradigm Visual Make
- PHPmake
- Prime Mover
- Prototype Makefiles
- PVM Gmake
- Qmake
- Rake, a Ruby-based build tool.
- Sire
- smake
- Supermake
- SMK
- tmk
- Yabu
Non Make-based tools
- Apache Ant, popular for Java development and uses an XML file format.
- Apache Buildr, an open-source build system based on Rake, giving the programmer the full power of scripting in Ruby and having out-of-box support for most of things one would want a build system to be capable of.
- Apache Ivy
- Apache Maven, a Java tool for project management and automated software build.
- A-A-P, a Python-based build tool.
- Boost.Build
- bras
- builditis
- Buildtool
- Cabal, Common architecture for building applications and libraries in the Haskell programming language
- Cake, a Python-based build tool.
- cook
- dev-env
- Flowtracer
- Gconfigure
- Gradle, an open-source build and automation system with a Groovy DSL, combining the advantages of Ant and Maven plus providing many innovative features like a reliable incremental build.
- hmake
- Istrice
- MSBuild, the Microsoft Build Engine.
- mxx-ru
- NAnt, a tool similar to Ant for the .NET framework.
- ninja
- ocamlbuild
- Odin
- OSE
- Perforce Jam, a generally enhanced, ground-up tool which is similar to make.
- PerlBuildSystem
- Phing
- ProjectBuilder
- Rant
- Schmant
- Simple Build Tool, a build tool built around a DSL based on Scala.
- SCons, based around Python, with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake, descended from a Perl build driver called Cons.
- Source 2 Binary
- TMake, written in C, but uses Lua for configuration files.
- Sweet Build, a Lua scriptable build tool.
- tup Build system that uses file system monitoring to provide automatic dependency discovery and near-optimal build times.
- Tweaker, allowing task definitions to be written in any languages (or intermixed languages) while providing a consistent interface for them all.
- Visual Build, a GUI software for software builds.
- Waf is a Python-based tool for configuring, compiling and installing applications. It is a replacement for other tools such as Autotools, Scons, CMake or Ant.
- XMake
- XMAKE
- Yruba, a rule system similar to make or ant for the shell
Build Script Generation Tools
- ANTIAUTO
- automake
- Bakefile
- ccbuild
- CMake, a tool that generates files for the native build environment, such as makefiles for Unix or Workspace files for Visual Studio.
- cmvn - Multi-project configurator and generator of Apache Maven pom.xml files
- confix
- GNU Build Tools, a collection of tools for portable builds.
- GYP - Created for Chromium; it is another tool that generates files for the native build environment.
- imake
- MakeMake
- Maker
- mfg
- mmake
- MPC, a free product that creates build tool files for many versions of Make, Visual Studio, Eclipse, and more.
- OpenMake Meister, build script generation and dependency management engine; also includes continuous integration capabilities.
- Otto
- Premake, a Lua based tool for making makefiles, Visual Studio files, Xcode projects, and more.
- Pre Make Kit
- RPSL
- Sdist
- Sol Manager
- tmake
- toc
- XPJ
Continuous Integration Tools
- AnthillPro, build automation with pipeline support for deployment automation and testing. Platform and language independent.
- Bamboo, Continuous integration software.
- Automated BuildStudio, a system for automating and managing software build, test and deploy processes, with build scheduling and continuous integration support.
- Apache Continuum
- Apache Gump
- BuildBeat
- BuildBot, a Python-based software development continuous integration tool which automates the compile/test cycle.
- BuildIT, a free graphical build or task tool for Windows with an emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
- BuildMonkey
- Buildout, a Python-based build system for creating, assembling and deploying applications from multiple parts.
- BusyB
- CABIE Continuous Automated Build and Integration Environment, Open Source, written in Perl.
- Cascade, a continuous integration tool that builds and tests software components after each change is committed to the repository. Also provides a "checkpointing" facility by which changes can be built and tested before they are committed.
- CruiseControl
- Dart
- DSSS
- Electric Commander
- FinalBuilder, for Windows software developers. FinalBuilder provides a graphical IDE to create and run build projects.
- Go, continuous integration and Agile release management solution, Platform and language independent.
- Jenkins, an extensible continuous integration engine. (Formerly known as Hudson.)
- IBM Rational Build Forge
- IKAN ALM - Web-based ALM 2.0 platform supporting continuous integration and lifecycle management.
- Lintouch
- Luntbuild
- MidWatch
- OpenMake Meister, build script generation and dependency management engine; also includes continuous integration capabilities.
- OpenMake Mojo, free continuous integration server.
- Parabuild
- PBS, based around Perl, oriented towards continuous integration of large systems.
- PTXdist
- TeamCity
- Test-AutoBuild
- QEF
Hosted Continuous Integration Tools
- BuildLocker - Web-based continuous integration solution for Java and .NET projects.
- CI Foundry - Outsourced Continuous Integration service (Java, .NET and Ruby)
- CloudBees DEV@cloud - Jenkins as a Service
- Continuous.io - Hosted Continuous Integration (mainly for Python, but custom build scripts can be used)
- FaZend - Free Hosted Continuous Integration Environment
- Hosted CI - Hosted Continuous Integration for iOS and Mac (based on Jenkins)
- Shining Panda - Hosted Continuous Integration for Python (based on Jenkins)
- Travis CI - A distributed build system for the open source community
Configuration Management Tools
Dependency Generator Tools
Other Tools
- Ellexus Breeze, a build tracing and debugging tool made by Ellexus Ltd
- Deb Creator, used to create .deb files.
- Debian dist
- Debian Package Maker, used to create .deb files.
- checkinstall, checkinstall is a program that monitors an installation procedure, and creates a standard package for your distribution.
Comparison of build automation software
Tool Name Operating System Build Language Description Language License A-A-P Unix, Windows, Mac OS X C recipe GNU GPL Ant OS independent Java XML Apache License 2.0 AnthillPro OS independent language independent Wraps Make, Ant, Maven, MsBuild, Nant, etc for controlled build, deploy, test processes. Proprietary Automated BuildStudio Windows language independent graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, JScript, VBScript and DelphiScript Proprietary Bamboo OS Independent language independent continuous integration Proprietary buildfactory Unix, Windows language independent ? Proprietary Buildr OS independent Java Ruby Apache License 2.0 Cake OS independent language independent Python MIT License Capistrano OS independent Ruby domain specific language for software builds MIT License CMake OS independent language independent uses CMakeLists.txt file New BSD License Continuum OS independent Java ? Apache License 2.0 CruiseControl OS independent language independent XML BSD-style license dmake Linux, Solaris, Windows OpenOffice, Solaris uses Makefile ? ElectricCommander OS independent language independent flexible including gmake, bmake, emake and ant scripts Proprietary Fabricate OS independent language independent Python ? FinalBuilder Windows language independent graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, JScript, VBScript, IronPython & PowerShell Proprietary Go OS independent language independent graphical IDE with support for Ant/NAnt, MSBuild, rake and any tool with a command line interface Proprietary, cost-free Community edition license Gradle OS independent Java/Groovy Groovy based DSL Apache License 2.0 icemake OS independent C, C++, Assembly, TeX S-expression based ? IKAN ALM OS independent language independent Ant, NAnt, Maven2, Any tool via the API Proprietary make OS independent language independent uses Makefile Various makepp OS independent language independent, optimized for C++ uses Makefile GNU GPL mk-configure OS independent language independent uses Makefile (bmake dialect) BSD-style license Maven OS independent Java Project Object Model Apache License 2.0 Module::Build OS independent Perl ? GNU GPL MPW Make Mac OS Classic ? ? ? MSBuild Windows language independent XML Proprietary but free to use NAnt Windows .NET XML GNU GPL nmake Unix, Linux, Windows/Interix language independent uses Makefile ? OMake Unix, Linux, OS X, Windows language independent custom scripting language with make-like syntax and portable build-in shell GNU GPL OpenMake Meister Unix, Linux, Windows, z/OS language independent XML, Perl, REXX Proprietary OpenMake Mojo Unix, Linux, Windows language independent XML, Perl Proprietary, free edition available ParaBuild ? ? ? Proprietary with a free small team edition PBS OS independent language independent Perl Artistic 1 & GPL 1 Perforce Jam OS independent language independent uses Jamfile Proprietary with a free licence for opensource projects Phing OS independent PHP XML (Ant clone) GNU Lesser GPL PyBuild ? ? Python GNU GPL Rake OS independent Ruby Ruby MIT License SCons OS independent language independent Python MIT License Simple Build Tool OS independent Scala/Java Scala based DSL BSD Speedy Make OS independent language independent XML GNU GPL Sweet Build Microsoft Windows language independent DSL and Lua libpng License TMake Windows, Linux and BSD language independent lua GPL v3 Tweaker (build tool) OS independent language independent Any (Ant, bash, batch, C, Erlang, Java, SQL, and VBScript by default, with 3rd party interface for extensions) GPL v3 Visual Build Windows language independent XML Proprietary Waf OS independent language independent Python New BSD License WANT Windows Delphi XML ? X-Script Generator Windows language independent XML ? Yabu Unix, POSIX language independent uses Buildfile Public domain Tool Name Operating System Build Language Description Language Debugging and Understanding Build Automation
- Ant Explorer
- AntGraph
- Autobuild
- BTV Toolkit
- Build audit
- colormake
- Continuum
- Coverity Build Analysis
- GNU Make Debugger
- GNU make Standard Library
- GNU make test framework
- Grand
- Linguine Maps
- MAKAO
- makeppgraph
- Maketool
- mkDoxy
- Pretty Make
- Remake
- Spring BeanDoc
- SpringViz
- Virtual Ant
- Visual Ant Editor
- Vizant.
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