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• Ant   - Java-based build tool by Apache.

  Own description: "Apache Ant - Welcome"

• Maven   - Open source build process tool by the Apache Software Foundation.

  Own description: "Maven - Welcome to Maven"

• Bison   - GNU parser generator.

  Own description: "Bison - GNU parser generator"

• CMake   - Cross-platform, open-source make system.

  Own description: "CMake is a cross-platform, open-source build system. CMake is part of a family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration..."

• CruiseControl   - Open source build process framework.

  Own description: "CruiseControl Home"

• GNU Make   - Build Management tool.

  Own description: "GNU Make - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)"

• SCons   - Open Source software construction tool.

  Own description: "SCons: A software construction tool"

• Ragel   - Open source state machine compiler by Adrian Thurston.

  Own description: "Ragel compiles finite state machines from regular languages into executable C, C++, Objective-C, D, Java or Ruby code."