
FASTBuild
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| Fact | FASTBuild | fastlane |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | The download page lists third-party Unreal Engine 4 integrations and Visual Studio and VSCode-related tooling. | The documentation says fastlane integrates with more than 400 tools and services and lists major CI systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, and CircleCI. |
| License | The license permits use for any purpose, including commercial applications, and permits alteration and redistribution subject to stated conditions. | The project is licensed under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | FASTBuild is an open-source build system for scalable compilation, caching, and network distribution. | fastlane is an open source platform for automating development and release workflows for iOS and Android apps. |
| Requirements | The site describes FASTBuild as a small, self-contained executable that requires no installation or external dependencies beyond the compiler tools. | The documentation says fastlane supports Ruby 3.2 or newer and prefers Ruby 3.3 or greater. |
| Support | The site directs bug reports, feature requests and questions to GitHub issues and provides online or downloadable documentation. | The documentation directs users to search existing GitHub issues and submit an issue with setup details, including the output of fastlane env, if needed. |
FASTBuild is for large studios and independent developers building for PC, Mac, Linux, consoles, smartphones, or retro systems. It suits teams looking to use caching or networked compilation and able to manage the required compiler and worker setup.
fastlane suits developers and teams automating iOS or Android build, beta distribution and store-release workflows. Teams using Linux or Windows should account for partial rather than official platform support.