Bob Build Tool

Bob is a build automation tool inspired by bitbake and portage. It is intended for complex embedded projects and thus focuses on reproducible builds while still being nice to developers in agile environments.

Installation

To install the latest release just do a:

$ python3 -m pip install BobBuildTool [--user]

See the installation instructions for more information and other methods.

Getting started

It's probably the best to head over to the documentation. To get an impression of how Bob is configured, have a look at the tutorials. A real project that is built by Bob can be found here.

The Cheat Sheet shows common used keywords and commands.

If you have a specific question you're welcome to post on the mailing list (FreeLists).