bpt vs sw

bpt

A C++ tool for a new decade (by vector-of-bool)

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bpt.pizza

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sw

Software Manager. Build System, Build System Generator and Package Manager. C/C++ and other languages. Tools and libraries for Software Management. (by SoftwareNetwork)

software-network sw Build system package-manager software-manager

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software-network.org

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bpt		sw
	Project
3	Mentions	2
293	Stars	112
-	Growth	4.5%
0.0	Activity	8.6
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	9 days ago
C++	Language	C++
Mozilla Public License 2.0	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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bpt

Posts with mentions or reviews of bpt. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-20.

A different approach to building C++ projects
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2023

This is sort of the principle of the "bpt" build tool I think from "vector-of-bool"
https://bpt.pizza/
CMake is a hell of a software, period.
8 projects | /r/cpp | 21 Jul 2022

If you would like an alternative approach, there exists a tool called bpt. It’s a new build tool and I find it a bit more intuitive then Cmake (and makefiles all together). It’s is still a beta tool FYI.
With Rust's Crate feature wherein you can add dependencies to your code, what is it's equivalent in C?
2 projects | /r/C_Programming | 7 Jan 2022

were you referring to dds?

sw

Posts with mentions or reviews of sw. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-14.

HMake - The First Of Its Kind. A Build System That Uses C++ For Configuration File.
1 project | /r/cpp | 8 Jul 2021

Not the first to use C++ : https://github.com/SoftwareNetwork/sw
BuildSystem where build scripts are written in C++
5 projects | /r/cpp | 14 Jun 2021

You might want to look at https://github.com/SoftwareNetwork/sw , they too write build scripts in c++ and there is a comparison section in documentation with differend build systems.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing bpt and sw you can also consider the following projects:

codelite - A multi purpose IDE specialized in C/C++/Rust/Python/PHP and Node.js. Written in C++

cppan - Project evolved into Software Network: https://github.com/SoftwareNetwork/sw

poac - A package manager and build system for C++

Bear - Bear is a tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling.

Limes - C++ utilities and building blocks

build_in_cpp - Build C, C++ and ASM files in C++

clang-build - Clang-based cross platform build system written in Python

cmkr - Modern build system based on CMake and TOML.

pacc - An easy-to-use and powerful C++ 📦 package manager with integrated 🛠 build tools.

winget-cli - WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).

Protobuf - Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format