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cargo-zigbuild

v0.22.3 Growing

Compile Cargo project with zig as linker

MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.88
#cargo#zig

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 30d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 244 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (21 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
5.2M
Dependents
244
Releases
111
Size
65KB

Deep Insights

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Steady growth

386.2K downloads in the last 30 days (12.9K/day), up 14% from the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

244 crates depend on cargo-zigbuild. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 61 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 4+ years old, cargo-zigbuild hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Heavy dependency tree

21 direct dependencies. Consider the impact on compile times and supply chain complexity.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include maturin, cargo-lambda-build, zig-wraper. When high-quality crates choose cargo-zigbuild, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 17/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 13/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 9/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 12/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
12K/day avg+18%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.22.1
62%
v0.22.3
15%
v0.22.2
13%
v0.21.6
7%
v0.22.0
4%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["universal2"]

universal2*

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
21
direct dependencies
Dependents
244
crates depend on cargo-zigbuild

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