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A-A-P - Open Source - A-A-P is an experimental make tool. Features include a special AAP makefile syntax

Boost Build - Freeware - A Make replacement with a simple and high-level target language. It supports build variants

Build - Open Source - A software build system implemented on top of GNU make featuring position-independent non-recursive multi-makefile include-based structure

Cons - Freeware - A make replacement written in Perl featuring MD5 file content and build signatures

Cook - Freeware - A make replacement featuring file fingerprints

Electric Cloud - A make replacement that distributes builds across multiple cluster machines for faster builds. Features plug-compatibility with GNU Make and Nmake.

GNU Automake - Freeware - Generates makefile.in files from makefile.am input files

GNU Make - Freeware - A make program featuring pattern-matched viewpaths

Jam - Freeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning

Jmk - Freeware - A make program written in Java

MakeXS - Freeware - A build system based on GNU Make and GNU M4. It automates many mundane tasks including creating Doxygen documentation.

MPI GNU Make - Chambeau - A modified GNU make that uses the MPI Message Passing Interface for excellent scalability on multiple machines. Authors now say use 'GNU Make -j' instead.

NAnt - Freeware - Not Ant is like Ant

Nmake - Lucent - Features dependency scanning

Odin - Freeware - A make replacement featuring dependency scanning

Opus Make - Opus - A multiplatform make featuring dependency scanning

PVM GNU Make - Freeware - A modified GNU make that uses the Oakridge PVM Parallel Virtual Machine to perform parallel distributed builds.

SCons - Freeware - A make replacement like Cons

SMK - Freeware - A make replacement