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1MB
Minimal build system using just /bin/sh▲100
2017 · notabug.org
2BA
Buildfiles (as opposed to dotfiles) Provision your Debian with Ansible▲11
2017 · github.com
3BY
Build your own programming language in C++▲94
2021 · github.com
4HT
How to write a tiny compiler▲224
2017 · blog.klipse.tech
5AM
A Modern C/C++ build tools (Simple, Fast, Cross-platform)▲89
2019 · xmake.io
6AV
A versioned filesystem inspired by Git▲115
2012 · github.com
7BY
Build your Linux from Scratch inside Docker with one command▲94
2017 · github.com
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Makefile.test for running your test executables▲7
2017 · github.com
9SC
Simple C++ Makefile Example▲7
2018 · partow.net
10TA
Task – A simple build tool written in Go▲95
2019 · taskfile.org
11SF
Single-file components for React▲37
2017 · github.com
12GA
Gmake – A thin wrapper around make that finds makefiles for you▲7
2018 · github.com
13AM
A make-like build utility based on Lua▲16
2017 · github.com
14CL
C library for Linux to easily create modular projects▲56
2018 · github.com
15MP
Manage Python Virtual Environment with a Makefile▲13
2019 · github.com
16MA
Meson, a C build system▲42
2015 · github.com
17WA
What a single developer can build in Unity these days▲34
2016 · freak-racing.com
18LB
Luastatic – Build an executable from a Lua program▲44
2015 · github.com
19LF
Lightweight format for small configuration files. (C)▲6
2017 · github.com
20SF
Single file CMS with less than 5 minute setup – SingleCMS▲28
2018 · frama.link
21SF
Snapcraft – Free builds and hosted binaries of every GitHub commit▲24
2017 · build.snapcraft.io
22ED
Experimental Directory and File Creator▲5
2019 · github.com
23CC
C# compiler with Go-like tooling (build small/standalone/native apps)▲14
2021 · github.com
24CA
Create and Maintain Filesystem Structures for LLMs [v1.0.11 Out]▲5
Jun 2026 · pypi.org

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