SCons is an Open Source software construction tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake and compiler caches such as ccache. In short, SCons is an easier, more reliable and faster way to build software.
SCons - A Python Based Replacement for Make
SCons - A Python Based Replacement for Make
From the SCons web page: http://www.scons.org/