There are no incompatible changes between 1.0 and 1.1. The NT support is working well here, but it still hasn't been integrated into an single version of cons. The changes are quite simple, and if anyone wants it let me know. This is a Perl5-based make replacement, but does not provide make compatibility. If anyone is interested, contact me.
PostScript documentation is in cons.ps.
Cons was designed from the ground up to deal easily with the construction of software spread over multiple source directories. Cons makes it easy to create build scripts that are simple, understandable and maintainable. Cons ensures that complex software is easily and accurately reproducible. Cons uses a number of techniques to accomplish all of this. Construction scripts are just Perl scripts, making them both easy to comprehend and very flexible.