Decision Workspace
pathman vs path_macro2 vs tokmd-path
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
pathman
experimentalv0.1.2
A cross-platform library for managing the PATH environment variable.
57
path_macro2
experimentalv0.1.3
Cross-platform path construction macro supporting both slash (/) and comma (,) syntax with variable interpolation
56
tokmd-path
experimentalv1.8.1
Single-responsibility path normalization helpers for deterministic cross-platform matching.
Core Metrics
| pathman | path_macro2 | tokmd-path | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 57 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 1.2K | 288 | 261 |
| 30d Downloads | 7 | 45 | 223 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 258d ago | 143d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 8m | 4m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
pathman
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
path_macro2
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
tokmd-path
Maintenance
14
Quality
17
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pathman | path_macro2 | tokmd-path | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 0.1.3 | 1.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 12KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.56.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •path_macro2 leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pathman has the most downloads (1.2K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •pathman, path_macro2 are pre-1.0 — API may change.