Ninja build system
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Ninja build system is a fast, low-level build tool designed for speed and efficiency, commonly used as a backend by higher-level build systems like CMake for large software projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninja build system canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792402 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninja build system Context triple: [GNU Make, influenced, Ninja build system]
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A.
CMake
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.
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GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
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C.
Yocto Project
Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that provides tools and templates for creating custom Linux-based systems for embedded and IoT devices.
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D.
F Reactor
F Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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E.
GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninja build system Target entity description: Ninja build system is a fast, low-level build tool designed for speed and efficiency, commonly used as a backend by higher-level build systems like CMake for large software projects.
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A.
CMake
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system generator that manages the build process for software projects using compiler- and platform-independent configuration files.
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B.
GNU Make
GNU Make is a widely used build automation tool that controls the compilation and linking of programs by interpreting makefiles to manage dependencies and execute commands efficiently.
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C.
Yocto Project
Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that provides tools and templates for creating custom Linux-based systems for embedded and IoT devices.
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D.
F Reactor
F Reactor was one of the early plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Manhattan Project to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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E.
GNU Automake
GNU Automake is a build system tool that automatically generates portable Makefiles for software packages, following GNU coding and packaging standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
build system
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ software tool ⓘ |
| advantage | faster than traditional Make in many scenarios ⓘ |
| buildFileGeneration | typically generated by higher-level build systems ⓘ |
| category | build automation tool ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedWith |
CMake
ⓘ
GN build system ⓘ Meson build system ⓘ |
| dependencyModel | explicit dependency graph ⓘ |
| designLevel | low-level build tool ⓘ |
| developer | Evan Martin ⓘ |
| distinctionFromMake |
does not include built-in rules or implicit logic
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focuses on executing precomputed build graphs quickly ⓘ |
| distribution | source code available on GitHub ⓘ |
| documentation | available on its official GitHub repository ⓘ |
| executionModel | command-line tool ⓘ |
| feature |
deterministic builds
ⓘ
incremental builds ⓘ low overhead dependency checking ⓘ minimal build file syntax ⓘ parallel builds ⓘ |
| goal | be as small and simple as possible ⓘ |
| inputFileFormat | .ninja files ⓘ |
| invocationCommand | ninja ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| name | Ninja ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
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Unix-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
efficiency
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speed ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| role | build file executor rather than generator ⓘ |
| supports |
C and C++ projects
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build pools for parallelism control ⓘ build targets ⓘ multi-language builds via generators ⓘ phony targets ⓘ response files ⓘ |
| targetUsers |
build system authors
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large-scale software projects ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | used as a backend by higher-level build systems ⓘ |
| useCase | building large software projects ⓘ |
| usedBy |
The Chromium Project
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surface form:
Chromium project build system (via GN)
LLVM ⓘ
surface form:
LLVM project (via CMake)
many open-source CMake-based projects ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ninja build system Description of subject: Ninja build system is a fast, low-level build tool designed for speed and efficiency, commonly used as a backend by higher-level build systems like CMake for large software projects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.