steven knight fafqoebaldmtcom scons software construction tool build tool make tool written python based design software carpentry build tool competition august 2000 version 0981 scons released available scons download page httpwwwsconsorgdownloadphp rpm debian packages win32 installer available addition traditional targz zip files release considered candidate longawaited official 10 scons release welcome encourage widespread testing use release try identify problems please report bugs following guidelines httpsconstigrisorgbugsubmissionhtml whats new release release contains huge number new features fix performance improvements changes since last widelypublicized release 097 last year description important changes affect upgrading backwards compatibility please see release notes httpsconstigrisorgreleasetxt complete list changes please see change log httpsconstigrisorgchangestxt scons distinctive features scons include global view dependencies multiple passes get everything built properly configuration files python scripts allowing full use real scripting language solve difficult build problems ability scan files implicit dependencies include files improved parallel build j support provides consistent build speedup regardless source tree layout use md5 signatures decide file really changed need touch files fool make something uptodate easily extensible userdefined builder scanner objects build actions python code well external commands sconsusers mailing list available interested getting started using scons subscribe sending email uijsmxkvtdobyrsconstigrisorg alternatively invite subscribe lowvolume sconsannounce mailing list receive notification new versions scons become available jaeheermvsfdqucejsconstigrisorg behalf scons team sk httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythonannouncelist support python software foundation httpwwwpythonorgpsfdonationshtml thu 07 aug 2008 032851 0700 announce scons 0981 candidate 10 available