Decision Workspace
location-macros vs path-absolutize vs normpath
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
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.
59
normpath
growingv1.5.0
More reliable path manipulation
Core Metrics
| location-macros | path-absolutize | normpath | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 60 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 19.1K | 12.2M | 20.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 292 | 1.2M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 9 | 4.3K | 1.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 33 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 1102d ago | 930d ago | 187d ago |
| Age | 3y | 7y 7m | 5y 4m |
Health Breakdown
location-macros
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
path-absolutize
Maintenance
6
Quality
19
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
normpath
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| location-macros | path-absolutize | normpath | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 3.1.1 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | BSL-1.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 7KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.60 | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •path-absolutize leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •normpath has the most downloads (20.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •path-absolutize is depended on by 4.3K 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.