[tn1]

My personal favorite: https://makepp.sourceforge.net

It's make, but works in the way you expect. Plus, with some extensions you can add custom functions to really make your life easier. We use it at $dayjob; at first I didn't like it, but eventually I learned to stop worrying and love it.

[hardwaresofton]

Thanks for sharing this! Evidently the HTTPS link is dead -- HTTP only:

http://makepp.sourceforge.net/

Straight to the tutorial for people ready to burn a couple hours figuring out if they should uproot:

http://makepp.sourceforge.net/2.1/makepp_tutorial.html