Decision Workspace
videocore vs rpi_window vs glium_pib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
videocore
growingv0.1.3
Rust bindings for Broadcom's VideoCore API
39
rpi_window
growingv1.0.1
Raspberry Pi window initialization for GPU rendering
34
glium_pib
growingv0.1.0
Backend for the glium library which allows it to be used on the raspberry pi without X. Note: This library does not provide any glutin functionality. So there is no event mechanism to get mouse or keyboard input from.
Core Metrics
| videocore | rpi_window | glium_pib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 39 | 34 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3K | 2.8K | 3.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 51 | 4 | 19 |
| Dependents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 3399d ago | 1842d ago | 3620d ago |
| Age | 10y 6m | 5y | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
videocore
Maintenance
2
Quality
15
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
rpi_window
Maintenance
3
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
glium_pib
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| videocore | rpi_window | glium_pib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 1.0.1 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 4KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2018 | — |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rpi_window leads with a health score of 39/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •videocore has the most downloads (10.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ videocore, rpi_window, glium_pib have not been updated in over a year.
- •videocore, glium_pib are pre-1.0 — API may change.