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{{Short description|Tool to automate software creation stages}}
A '''build system''' or '''build automation tool'''<ref>{{cite journal|last=Maudoux|first=Guillaume|title=Correct, Efficient and Tailored: The Future of Build Systems|journal=IEEE Software|date=2018|url=https://dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/object/boreal%3A189586/datastream/PDF_01/view|access-date=2025-02-15}}</ref> is a [[programming tool|tool]] or [[List of build automation software|set of tools]] that [[build automation|automate]] the [[Compiler|compilation]] and [[linker (computing)|linking]] of [[source code]] into an [[executable]] [[software|program]] or [[library (computing)|library]]. It streamlines the [[software development]] process by managing dependencies, resolving conflicts, and ensuring consistent [[software build|builds]] across different environments.▼
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▲A '''build system''' or '''build automation tool'''<ref>{{cite journal|last=Maudoux|first=Guillaume|title=Correct, Efficient and Tailored: The Future of Build Systems|journal=IEEE Software|date=2018|volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=32–37 |doi=10.1109/MS.2018.111095025 |url=https://dial.uclouvain.be/pr/boreal/object/boreal%3A189586/datastream/PDF_01/view|access-date=2025-02-15|url-access=subscription|hdl=2078.1/189586|hdl-access=free}}</ref> is a [[programming tool|tool]] or [[List of build automation software|set of tools]] that [[build automation|automate]] the [[
==System==
It streamlines the [[software development]] process by managing dependencies, resolving conflicts, and ensuring consistent [[software build|builds]] across different environments.
When software projects grow complex, their build steps may involve multiple [[programming languages]] or compilation units, making manual build processes increasingly cumbersome. Dependencies between code components necessitate careful ordering and potentially different tools for each piece. Managing these dependencies manually can quickly lead to version conflicts, stale binaries, and difficulty tracking updates, making solutions such as [[shell script|shell scripts]] too difficult to maintain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why a Build System?|url=https://bazel.build/basics/build-systems|publisher=[[Bazel (software)]]|access-date=2025-02-15}}</ref>
While individual developers might [[compiler|compile]] code directly, a robust build system is foundational to efficient software development in large organizations and teams, where [[build automation|automated builds]] become commonplace and most builds are triggered automatically rather than manually.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why a Build System?|url=https://bazel.build/basics/build-systems|publisher=[[Bazel (software)]]|access-date=2025-02-15}}</ref>
== Key features ==
Most build systems include features that make building large projects easier:
* Dependency management: Resolving and tracking dependencies between components.
* [[Incremental build (build system)|Incremental builds]]: Only rebuilding what has changed.
* Cross-platform support: Building for multiple environments (e.g., [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]]).
* [[Parallel computing|Parallel]] builds: Speeding up builds by running tasks concurrently.
* Extensibility: Supporting [[plug-in (computing)|plugins]] or custom scripts.
==See also==
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