A short software build systems survey

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Build systems

General: Ant (Java, XML), Gulp (JS), GYP†, Rake (Ruby), SCons (Python), Shake (Haskell), waf† (Python)

C & C++ primarily: Autotools¹, CMake†², GNU Make, Meson†

JavaScript: Broccoli.js, Brunch, Grunt, parcel, webpack

OCaml: Dune

There is also ninja, which is intended to be a fast middleman with recipes generated by other systems.

Notes:
† This is a meta-build system.
¹ See also the Autotools Myhtbuster.
² See also An Introduction to Modern CMake