backtrace
v0.3.76 GrowingA library to acquire a stack trace (backtrace) at runtime in a Rust program.
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (12.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
22.1M downloads in the last 30 days (738.0K/day), up 3% from the previous period.
12.1K crates depend on backtrace — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 150 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, backtrace hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include parking_lot_core, tokio, clap_builder, addr2line, snafu. When high-quality crates choose backtrace, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
