Decision Workspace
hicc-cbindgen vs hicc-rs vs extern-c
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
hicc-cbindgen
experimentalv0.1.1
Generate C/C++ headers and Python ctypes bindings from Rust crates using hicc-rs C ABI exports
45
hicc-rs
experimentalv0.1.2
Safe, efficient FFI between Rust and C/Python via C ABI with automatic binding generation
53
extern-c
growingv0.1.0
Convert a zero-sized closure into an `extern "C" fn(…)` pointer
Core Metrics
| hicc-cbindgen | hicc-rs | extern-c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 45 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 27 | 52 | 2.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 76.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 2 | 257 |
| Releases | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 1d ago | 1040d ago |
| Age | 3d | 3d | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
hicc-cbindgen
Maintenance
14
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hicc-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
extern-c
Maintenance
4
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| hicc-cbindgen | hicc-rs | extern-c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Zlib OR MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 61KB | 10KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •extern-c leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •extern-c is depended on by 257 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ extern-c has not been updated in over a year.