build tool

build tool

incremental builds!

distinct from simple tasks. delegate those in a [task runner](task runner)

build tools

general

• make
• ninja:
  • https://jvns.ca/blog/2020/10/26/ninja--a-simple-way-to-do-builds/
  • https://bernsteinbear.com//blog/ninja-is-enough/
• redo: https://github.com/apenwarr/redo
• tup: https://gittup.org/tup/
• (roll your own): https://git.sr.ht/~akkartik/basic-build

domain specific

• rake (ruby): https://github.com/ruby/rake
• ant (java): https://ant.apache.org/

theory

Build Systems à la Carte: Theory and Practice: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prod/2020/04/build-systems-jfp.pdf