any good tool for makefile generation?

c++ c cross-platform makefile
Serge picture Serge · Aug 13, 2008 · Viewed 52k times · Source

I'm looking for a tool which can generate makefile for a C/C++ project for different compilers (gcc, microsoft vc++, borland etc) and different platforms (Win, Linux, Mac).

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Thomi picture Thomi · Aug 15, 2008

Other suggestions you may want to consider:

  • Scons is a cross-platform, cross-compiler build library, uses Python scruipting for the build systems. Used in a variety of large projects, and performs very well.

  • If you're using Qt, QMake is a nice build system too.

  • CMake is also pretty sweet.

  • Finally, If all else fails...

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