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POMakefile generators: premake vs bakefile?
 

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    <p>For my C++ build process, I am using <a href="http://www.bakefile.org/index.html" rel="noreferrer">Bakefile</a>, a nice little Makefile generator, which lets you specify your build targets in XML, and it can generate various Makefiles or project files from it. It works fine and I use it to generate the GNU autotools scripts. </p> <p>Now I heard of <a href="http://premake.sourceforge.net/" rel="noreferrer">Premake</a>, which seems to have a similar functionality. You specify your targets in <a href="http://www.lua.org/" rel="noreferrer">Lua</a>, and it generates Makefiles accordingly.</p> <p>Does anyone know the differences between Bakefile and Premake? Does anyone have experience with both? Premake seems more recent and with more active development?</p> <p>The XML parser <a href="http://code.google.com/p/ticpp/source/browse/trunk/build_instructions.txt" rel="noreferrer">ticpp</a> uses Premake, but it requires you to download premake before you build ticpp. Can't they just pre-generate Makefiles for various systems so you don't have to download and install premake first?</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> I know there are various SO threads about what the best build tool is, and usually the answer is <a href="http://www.cmake.org/" rel="noreferrer">CMake</a>, <a href="http://www.scons.org/" rel="noreferrer">SCons</a> or <a href="http://www.perforce.com/jam/jam.html" rel="noreferrer">Jam</a>. However, I am interested in something that my users won't have to download before they build my project. </p>
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    1. CO> However, I am interested in something that my users won't have to download before they build my project. Scons and Cmake (not sure about Jam) also generate Makefiles.
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    2. COBut, do they generate the whole autotools mess? Just generating a Makefile is not enough. Also, I think with CMake and friends you can generate a Makefile for a certain system only if you are on such a system.
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    3. COwaf http://code.google.com/p/waf/ is designed to be small enough you add it to your ptoject so not a separate download.
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