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diff --git a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
index 3e453cca82..b5cebf0f9b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
@@ -547,3 +547,43 @@ besides executing the make build command, updates the JSON compilation
database file corresponding to that build, resulting in a command-line
interface similar to Bear.")
(license license:gpl3)))
+
+(define-public build
+ (package
+ (name "build")
+ (version "0.3.10")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "https://www.codesynthesis.com/download/"
+ "build/" (version-major+minor version)
+ "/build-" version ".tar.bz2"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32 "1lx5rpnmsbip43zpp0a57sl5rm7pjb0y6i2si6rfglfp4p9d3z76"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:make-flags (list (string-append "install_prefix=" %output))
+ #:tests? #f
+ #:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
+ (delete 'build)
+ (delete 'configure))))
+ (home-page "https://www.codesynthesis.com/projects/build/")
+ (synopsis "Massively-parallel build system implemented on top of GNU make")
+ (description "Build is a massively-parallel software build system
+implemented on top of GNU Make, designed with the following tasks in mind:
+@itemize
+@item configuration
+@item building
+@item testing
+@item installation
+@end itemize
+Build has features such as:
+@itemize
+@item Position-independent makefiles.
+@item Non-recursive multi-makefile include-based structure.
+@item Leaf makefiles are full-fledged GNU makefiles, not just variable definitions.
+@item Complete dependency graph.
+@item Inter-project dependency tracking.
+@item Extensible language/compiler framework.
+@end itemize")
+ (license license:gpl2+)))