Decision Workspace
location-macros vs normpath vs path-absolutize
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
location-macros
growingv0.1.2
Collection of macros for obtaining the absolute path of the project root
66
normpath
stablev1.5.1
More reliable path manipulation
60
path-absolutize
growingv3.1.1
A library for extending `Path` and `PathBuf` in order to get an absolute path and remove the containing dots.
Core Metrics
| location-macros | normpath | path-absolutize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 66 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 19.5K | 23.1M | 14.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3M | 899.7K |
| Dependents | 9 | 1.2K | 4.4K |
| Releases | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1161d ago | 21d ago | 989d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 5y 6m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
location-macros
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
normpath
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
path-absolutize
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| location-macros | normpath | path-absolutize | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.5.1 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 25KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.1% | 6.1% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.81.0 | 1.60 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •normpath leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •path-absolutize is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ location-macros, path-absolutize have not been updated in over a year.
- •location-macros is pre-1.0 — API may change.