apenwarr/redo
Smaller, easier, more powerful, and more reliable than make. An implementation of djb's redo. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5772
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1030
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1845 stars · 139 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python implementation of Daniel J. Bernstein's redo build system, designed as a smaller, more powerful, and more reliable alternative to make. It supports parallel builds, improved logging, extensive automated tests, and debugging features.
Use cases
- replace make with a simpler build system
- run parallel builds with dependency tracking
- build software using do scripts instead of makefiles
- incrementally rebuild only changed targets
- learn djb's redo design from a mature implementation
When to choose
- you find make and makefiles confusing or error-prone
- you want a recursive, script-based build system with parallelism
- you prefer small, composable build tools over heavy build frameworks
When to avoid
- your project already depends on a mature make-based toolchain
- you need IDE or ecosystem integration built around make or cmake
- you need a build system with a large community and plugin ecosystem
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
build-tool cli developer-tools python cli cross-platform build-system make-alternative djb-redo parallel-builds dependency-tracking command-line automation linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/apenwarr/redo · fetched 2026-08-28 · c5a82bfd6afd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apenwarr/redo | main | 32 |
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