Show HN: A statically typed, cross-platform, easily bootstrappable build system

Category: devtools

Tags: build-system, c, cross-platform, statically-typed, lua-integration

Score: 6.5/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 7, Documentation: 7, Utility: 5)

BUSY is a statically typed, cross-platform build system that uses a custom specification language integrated with Lua, offering easy bootstrapping with minimal dependencies (only a C89 compiler). It stands out by combining static typing with modular build descriptions, addressing long-standing drawbacks of dynamic scripting in build systems like CMake and GN.

Target audience: backend devs, devops, C/C++ developers

Repository: https://github.com/rochus-keller/BUSY/ · C · GPL-2.0 · 99 stars

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