= About Bakefile =

Bakefile is [source:/bakefile/trunk/COPYING Open Source] cross-platform, cross-compiler '''native makefiles generator'''. It
takes compiler-independent description of build tasks as input and
generates native makefile in one of the supported formats:
 * '''Autoconf''' + make makefiles
 * '''Visual Studio''' project files (6.0, 2003, 2005, 2008, eMbedded Visual C++ 4)
 * '''XCode''' 2.4
 * Native makefiles for Windows compilers (Borland, Digital Mars, Watcom, VC++, MinGW)
 * Simple Unix makefiles using GNU Make
 * Symbian development files


Bakefile's task is to generate '''native''' makefiles, so that people
can keep using their favorite tools. There are other cross-platform
make solutions, but they either aren't native and require the user to
use unfamiliar tools ([http://www.boost.org Boost.Build])
or they are too limited
([http://doc.trolltech.com/3.0/qmake.html qmake]).


= Getting Started =

== Starting Points ==

[http://www.bakefile.org/doc/index.html Bakefile manual] 

[ComparisonsWithOtherTools Comparison with other build tools]

[BakefileIntegration Integration with editors, shells etc.]

== System-specific Installation ==

[wiki:Debian Bakefile packages for Debian/Ubuntu]

== Misc Links ==

[BakefileUsers Projects using Bakefile]

[GoogleSoc Google Summer of Code Ideas]

[UserExtensions Bakefile Presets to make it easier to write bakefiles]

[TipsAndHints Helpful hints for learning to use Bakefile]