BuildCache

Spec sheet

Purpose

BuildCache caches and reuses build results to avoid unnecessary recompilations and speed up builds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

License

The project is licensed under the zlib License.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Built-in compiler support

The README lists built-in support for GCC, Clang, Microsoft Visual C++, clang-cl, QNX qcc, Green Hills and TI compilers, scan-build, Cppcheck, and rustc.Read 7 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Cache modes

It supports a fast local filesystem cache with preprocessor-based and preprocessorless lookup.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Clang-Tidy

Clang-Tidy is listed as a Lua example wrapper.Read 7 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Compiler support

Built-in support includes GCC, Clang, Microsoft Visual C++, clang-cl, QNX qcc, Green Hills, several TI compilers, scan-build, Cppcheck, and rustc; Clang-Tidy is shown as a Lua example.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Compression

Cache compression uses LZ4 or optionally ZSTD.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Development status

The project says it is still under development and configuration parameters and cache formats may change between 0.x versions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Downloads

The README links to prebuilt binaries on the project’s latest releases page.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Extensibility

Custom Lua scripts can extend compiler support, and BuildCache can cache reproducible artifacts such as test results and rendered images.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Local cache

It provides a fast local file system cache with preprocessor-based and preprocessorless cache lookup.Read 7 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Operating systems

The README lists Linux, macOS, and Windows as supported operating systems, and says BSD support is probable but untested.Read 7 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Production use

The project says BuildCache has been used daily in production environments for years with near zero issues.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Project creation

The GitLab project page says it was created on September 7, 2023.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Remote cache

It can optionally use a remote shared server as a second-level cache.Read 7 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Shared cache

It can optionally use a remote shared server as a second-level cache.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Supported systems

The README lists Linux, macOS, and Windows, and says most BSD systems may work but are untested.Read 8 Oct 2026 · gitlab.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Build Cache Software#20 of 237.3