fabricate - The better build tool. Finds dependencies automatically for any language. - Google Project Hosting Make replacement in Python which finds file dependencies by using strace to work out which files the compiler reads.
(tags: python tools build make programming) Falsehoods programmers believe about build systems Things to bear in mind ( Read more... )

Implementing non-recursive make Recursive makes are considered harmful. Here’s a recipe for a non-recursive one where you can still put project files in subdirectories.
(tags: make programming nonrecursive makefiles build software) Embedded in Academia : Proposal for a Friendly Dialect of C John Regehr and friends note that C compilers aggressive ( Read more... )