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<p>SCons is a next-generation,
cross-platform, build tool.
Think of SCons as an improved
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<strong>Configuration files are Python scripts</strong>
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+This provides much more flexibility for solving
+difficult build problems
+than traditional build tools.
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<strong>Built-in support for multiple languages</strong>
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C, C++, D, Java, Fortran, Yacc, Lex, Qt and SWIG.
Can also build TeX and LaTeX documents.
Easily extended for other languages or file types.
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<strong>Support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and 2005</strong>
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Generates <tt>.dsp</tt> and <tt>.dsw</tt> files,
or <tt>.sln</tt> and <tt>.vcproj</tt> files,
from the same build configuration used to build on all platforms.
point-and-click debugging they're used to
without having to maintain a separate build configuration
just for Windows.
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<strong>Shared built-file cache</strong>
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Speeds up multiple builds by allowing developers
to share pre-built targets
(like <tt>ccache</tt>, but for any type of target file,
not just C/C++ compilation).
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See the <a href="roadmap.html">Roadmap</a> page.
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