kompilt

Kompilt is a hypothetical open-source build and compilation framework designed to manage multi-language software projects. It provides a declarative build graph, incremental compilation, and reproducible environments, aiming to simplify complex monorepos and polyglot codebases. It supports languages through language backends and toolchain adapters and offers hermetic builds via containerized toolchains or virtual environments.

Configuration is declared in a file named kompilt.yaml, which describes targets, their type (binary, library, script), the language, source files, dependencies, and the required toolchain. The system computes a directed acyclic graph of tasks and tracks dependencies. When inputs or toolchains change, only affected parts are rebuilt. Kompilt can perform optional remote execution and use a content-addressable cache to speed up repeated builds.

Core components include a build scheduler, language backends, a toolchain manager, a cache, and a packaging module. Language backends translate high-level build definitions into concrete compilation commands for respective compilers and linkers. The packaging module can assemble artifacts into archives or container images and generate installation scripts.

Kompilt originated as a community-driven project in the mid-2020s to address cross-language build complexity. It is developed by a distributed group of contributors and released under an open-source license. The project emphasizes portability, reproducibility, and extensibility through a plugin system that adds support for new languages, build steps, and packaging formats.

In practice, Kompilt is used by large polyglot repositories and educational laboratories to manage dependencies and ensure consistent builds across development environments. It is commonly compared with established tools such as Bazel, Meson, and CMake for concepts and goals rather than direct feature parity.