Multibuild

Multibuild is a software build system designed to facilitate the management of complex software projects with multiple components or modules. Its primary purpose is to streamline the process of compiling, linking, and packaging various parts of a larger software application. Multibuild aims to provide a consistent and reproducible build environment across different operating systems and development setups.

Key features of multibuild often include dependency management, allowing developers to specify and track the relationships between different project modules. It also typically offers support for cross-compilation, enabling the creation of executables for different target architectures or operating systems from a single build environment. Configuration management is another important aspect, allowing for customization of build options based on the target environment or desired features.

The system is designed to handle a variety of programming languages and build tools, acting as an abstraction layer over underlying compilers and build utilities. This abstraction helps developers avoid direct interaction with complex command-line interfaces for each individual tool. By centralizing build logic, multibuild aims to reduce build times and improve the reliability of the software development process, especially for large-scale or distributed projects. It can also be used to automate tasks such as testing and deployment as part of the build pipeline.