C++ Build system

Open-source C++ projects categorized as Build system
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Top 11 C++ Build system Projects

  • Bear

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

    • Project mention: emacs lsp-mode with MPLAB X project | /r/emacs | 2023-11-30

    Have you tried Bear? I used it for several projects and overall it works very well.

  • poac

    A package manager and build system for C++

    • Project mention: Equivalent of Cargo for C++: Poac (author says in-development) | /r/cpp | 2023-05-12

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • cmkr

    Modern build system based on CMake and TOML.

    • Project mention: cgen: another declarative CMake configuration generator | /r/cpp | 2023-06-24

    Been using https://cmkr.build/ for a while now, its great and also declarative.

  • bpt

    A C++ tool for a new decade

  • chalet

    A cross-platform JSON-based project & build tool

  • sw

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

  • Beast

    A build system built for speed and power (by GauravDawra)

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • cppan

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

  • b2

    B2 makes it easy to build C++ projects, everywhere. (by bfgroup)

  • forge

    Lua scriptable build tool (by cwbaker)

  • elite.cpp

    Elite[dot]cpp, C++17 implementation of Elite build system.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source Build system projects in C++? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 Bear 4,422
2 poac 944
3 cmkr 368
4 bpt 293
5 chalet 115
6 sw 112
7 Beast 111
8 cppan 106
9 b2 72
10 forge 16
11 elite.cpp 5

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