Decision Workspace
ld vs embuild vs nasm-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
ld
growingv0.0.1
Run the GNU linker (ld) during your Cargo build.
60
embuild
growingv0.33.1
A build support library for embedded Rust
55
nasm-rs
growingv0.3.2
Run NASM during your Cargo build.
Core Metrics
| ld | embuild | nasm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 60 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 5.6K | 1.1M | 4.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 43.2K | 364.8K |
| Dependents | 0 | 505 | 188 |
| Releases | 2 | 45 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 3759d ago | 243d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 11y 4m | 4y 7m | 10y 5m |
Health Breakdown
ld
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
embuild
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
nasm-rs
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| ld | embuild | nasm-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1 | 0.33.1 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 681KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.2% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.59 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •embuild leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nasm-rs has the most downloads (4.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •embuild is depended on by 505 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ ld has not been updated in over a year.