<s>
Build	B-Application
automation	I-Application
involves	O
scripting	B-Language
or	O
automating	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
compiling	B-Language
computer	O
source	O
code	O
into	O
binary	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FinalBuilder	B-Language
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
software	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FinalBuilder	B-Language
provides	O
a	O
graphical	O
IDE	B-Application
to	O
both	O
create	O
and	O
run	O
build	O
projects	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	B-Language
builder	I-Language
also	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
the	O
execute	O
the	O
unit	O
test	O
,	O
deploy	O
web	O
projects	O
or	O
install	O
and	O
test	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stack	B-Application
,	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
build	O
Haskell	B-Language
projects	O
,	O
manage	O
their	O
dependencies	O
(	O
compilers	B-Language
and	O
libraries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
testing	O
and	O
benchmarking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waf	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Python-based	O
tool	O
for	O
configuring	O
,	O
compiling	B-Language
and	O
installing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
generator	O
tools	O
do	O
not	O
build	O
directly	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
generate	O
files	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
native	O
build	B-Application
tool	I-Application
(	O
as	O
the	O
ones	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
sections	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BuildAMation	B-Application
,	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
tool	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
declarative	O
syntax	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
scripts	O
,	O
that	O
builds	O
C/C	O
++	O
code	O
in	O
a	O
terminal	O
using	O
multiple	O
threads	O
,	O
or	O
generates	O
project	O
files	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
or	O
MakeFiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMake	B-Language
generates	O
files	O
for	O
various	O
build	B-Application
tools	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
make	B-Application
,	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMake	B-Language
is	O
also	O
directly	O
used	O
by	O
some	O
IDE	B-Application
as	O
Qt	B-Language
Creator	I-Language
,	O
KDevelop	B-Language
and	O
GNOME	B-Language
Builder	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
GNU	B-Application
Build	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
aka	O
autotools	B-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
portable	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
in	O
particular	O
include	O
Autoconf	B-Application
and	O
Automake	B-Application
,	O
cross-unix-platform	O
tools	O
that	O
together	O
generate	O
appropriate	O
localized	O
makefiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GYP	B-Operating_System
(	O
Generate	B-Operating_System
Your	I-Operating_System
Projects	I-Operating_System
)	O
-	O
Created	O
for	O
Chromium	B-Language
;	O
it	O
is	O
another	O
tool	O
that	O
generates	O
files	O
for	O
the	O
native	O
build	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
GN	O
which	O
generates	O
files	O
for	O
ninja	B-Application
and	O
other	O
build	B-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meson	B-Application
,	O
a	O
build	B-Application
system	I-Application
optimized	O
for	O
performance	O
and	O
usability	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
ninja	B-Application
on	O
Linux	O
,	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xcode	B-Operating_System
on	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meson	B-Application
is	O
also	O
directly	O
used	O
by	O
GNOME	B-Language
Builder	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
AnthillPro	B-Application
,	O
build	B-Application
automation	I-Application
with	O
pipeline	O
support	O
for	O
deployment	O
automation	O
and	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
meta-build	O
tool	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
building	O
many	O
different	O
projects	O
using	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
existing	O
build	B-Application
tools	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
these	O
usually	O
provide	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
packages	O
to	O
build	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
often	O
called	O
package	B-Application
managers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pkgsrc	B-Application
,	O
Portage	B-Application
,	O
MacPorts	B-Application
and	O
other	O
package	B-Application
managers	I-Application
derived	O
from	O
the	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
Ports	O
Collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	B-Application
,	O
functional	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Linux	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
focusing	O
on	O
reproducible	B-Application
builds	I-Application
,	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
NixOS	O
Linux	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guix	B-Application
,	O
functional	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
based	O
on	O
Nix	B-Application
,	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
GuixSD	B-Application
Linux	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
checkinstall	B-Device
,	O
checkinstall	B-Device
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
monitors	O
an	O
installation	O
procedure	O
and	O
creates	O
a	O
standard	O
package	O
for	O
your	O
distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tool	O
name	O
Description	O
language	O
License	O
A-A-P	O
recipe	O
Ant	B-Application
XML	B-Protocol
AnthillPro	B-Application
Wraps	O
Make	B-Application
,	O
Ant	B-Application
,	O
Maven	B-Language
,	O
MsBuild	B-Application
,	O
Nant	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bamboo	O
continuous	O
integration	O
Bazel	B-Application
BUILD/Starlark	O
,	O
a	O
Python-like	O
DSL	O
BuildAMation	B-Application
C#	B-Application
for	O
build	O
scripts	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
for	O
high	O
level	O
dependencies	O
Buildr	B-Application
Ruby	B-Language
Boot	B-Application
Clojure	B-Language
Capistrano	B-Application
XML	B-Protocol
CMake	B-Language
uses	O
CMakeLists.txt	O
file	O
Collective	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
Python	B-Language
scripts	I-Language
with	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
API	O
and	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
meta-description	O
Continuum	B-Application
?	O
</s>
<s>
CruiseControl	B-Language
XML	B-Protocol
DubJSON	O
,	O
SDL	B-Application
FinalBuilder	B-Language
graphical	O
IDE	B-Application
with	O
support	O
for	O
Ant/NAnt	O
,	O
MSBuild	B-Application
,	O
JScript	O
,	O
VBScript	O
,	O
IronPython	B-Application
,	O
PowerShell	B-Application
Gradle	B-Language
Groovy-based	O
DSL	O
;	O
Kotlin-based	O
DSL	O
Jenkins	B-Language
continuous	O
integration	O
Homebrew	B-Application
Ruby	B-Language
Leiningen	B-Application
Clojure	B-Language
make	B-Application
uses	O
Makefile	O
Maven	B-Language
Project	O
Object	O
Model	O
Meson	B-Application
build	I-Application
system	I-Application
custom	O
DSL	O
MPW	B-Operating_System
Make	I-Operating_System
?	O
</s>
