What is the best build tool for C++?

Top 7 Open Source C++ Build Systems

1. Make. Make is a ubiquitous build system.
2. Modern CMake. The true successor of Make.
3. Ninja. For a product to exist there has to be a Unique Selling Proposition (USP).
4. SCons.
5. Meson.
6. MSBuild.
7. Waf.

Is SCons dead?

Scons is effectively dead, and I wish people would start removing it from the Python build systems web pages. Meson is written in Python and isn’t dead. However, Meson requires a partner to actually build things–something like cmake or ninja.

Which is better CMake or make?

CMake is much more high-level. It’s tailored to compile C++, for which you write much less build code, but can be also used for general purpose build. make has some built-in C/C++ rules as well, but they are useless at best.

Is CMake a build tool?

CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. The suite of CMake tools were created by Kitware in response to the need for a powerful, cross-platform build environment for open-source projects such as ITK and VTK.

Is Ninja faster than Make?

Ninja is a build tool that claims to be much faster than good old Make. Ninja was originally created because a no-op build of the Chrome browser (where all the targets are already up to date) took 10 seconds with GNU Make; Ninja reportedly takes less than a second on the same codebase.

Is Make a good build system?

If we want to go beyond specialized task runners and web build systems, we probably think of the original Make. Make is a pretty simple but powerful application that follows a clear and concise design.

How do you clean SCons?

When using SCons, it is unnecessary to add special commands or target names to clean up after a build. Instead, you simply use the -c or –clean option when you invoke SCons, and SCons removes the appropriate built files.

Which Python does SCons use?

SCons will work with any version of Python from 1.5. 2 or later. If you need to install Python and have a choice, we recommend using the most recent Python 2.5 version available.

Should I still use make?

I am aware of tools such as CMake, and I actually use CMake quite often. The thing is, CMake is just creating the Makefile for you and helping to remove the tedium of doing it yourself. Of course it adds a lot of other great features… but its still a Makefile in the end.

Is CMake only for C++?

CMake has been under continuous development for the last 20 years. Starting with just C/C++ project support, modern CMake now supports languages like Fortran, C# and CUDA.