Boost.build is an easy way to build c++ projects, everywhere. you name you executables and libraries and list their sources. boost.build takes care about compiling your sources with right options, creating static and shared libraries, making executables, and other chores -- whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a dozen more supported c++ compilers -- on windows, osx, linux and commercial unix systems.

some of the most important features:

* simple and high level build description.
* portability. most important build properties have symbolic names that
work everywhere.
* variant builds. when you build the same project twice with different
properties, all produced files are placed in different directories,
so you can build with 2 versions of gcc, or both debug and
release variants in one invocation.
* global dependencies. no matter what directory you build in, boost.build
will always check all dependencies in your entire project, preventing
inconsistent binaries.
* usage requirements. a target can specify properties, like include paths
and preprocessor defines, that are necessary to use it. those properties
will be automatically applied whenever the target is used.