CMake

CMake excels at managing sophisticated software builds that must run across different operating systems, compilers, and IDEs. It processes simple configuration files to generate native build systems like Makefiles, project files, or workspace files tailored to each environment. The system supports both in-place compilation and out-of-place builds in separate directories, maintains compiler independence, and scales from small projects to large codebases with complex dependencies. This makes cross-platform development more efficient and less error-prone.