GNU Make 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)

   

   Good alternative?Is Task a good alternative to GNU Make?

    
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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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   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

   

   Good alternative?Is Reggae build system a good alternative to GNU Make?

    
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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

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   Rsbuild

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   Simple, fast, extensible build tool. Powered by Rspack.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Build System

   Platforms

   • React
   • Node.JS
   • Vue.js
   • Typescript

   

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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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   Yake

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   Simple script to make Your coding more efficient by executing long commands using short aliases from local Yakefile.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   

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    Jerkar

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    Powerfull and rich featured pure Java build and automation tool. Jerkar includes among others, dependency management, repository publication, super-easy build editing and depbugging.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    Good alternative?Is Jerkar a good alternative to GNU Make?

     
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    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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    Nx

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    Next generation build system with first class monorepo support and powerful integrations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Build System

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Makepp

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    Compatible but reliable and improved replacement for GNU Make, implemented in Perl 5.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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    Good alternative?Is Makepp a good alternative to GNU Make?

     
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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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