Decision Workspace
someboot vs target-spec vs platforms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
someboot
experimentalv0.1.11
Sparreal OS kernel
77
target-spec
stablev3.5.7
Evaluate Cargo.toml target specifications
71
platforms
stablev3.10.0
Rust platform registry with information about valid Rust platforms (target triple, target_arch, target_os) sourced from the Rust compiler.
Core Metrics
| someboot | target-spec | platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 77 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 2.6K | 10.4M | 30.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.5K | 756.7K | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 10 | 302 | 701 |
| Releases | 12 | 46 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 8d ago | 56d ago | today |
| Age | 1m | 6y | 7y 8m |
Health Breakdown
someboot
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
target-spec
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
platforms
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
19
Popularity
8
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| someboot | target-spec | platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.11 | 3.5.7 | 3.10.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 39 | 8 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 32KB | 35KB |
| Features | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.2% | 34.5% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.86 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 5 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •target-spec leads with a health score of 77/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •platforms has the most downloads (30.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •platforms is depended on by 701 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •someboot is pre-1.0 — API may change.