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SCons vs Xmake: catalog facts
SCons	Xmake
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Build files are Python scripts Automatic dependency scanning for C, C++ and Fortran	Readable Lua-based build files Built-in package management with Conan and vcpkg integration
Requires Python to run Less common than CMake or Make in many projects	Less widely adopted than CMake Requires learning its Lua configuration style
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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