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cargo-zigbuild

v0.22.1 Growing

Compile Cargo project with zig as linker

MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.88
#cargo#zig

Quick Verdict

  • โœ“Actively maintained (updated 37d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Trusted by 238 crates
  • !Heavy dependency tree (21 direct deps)
  • โœ“Permissive license (MIT)

Security

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Downloads
4.5M
Dependents
238
Releases
109
Size
64KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

333.4K downloads in the last 30 days (11.1K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

238 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 8/20

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
11K/day avg+0%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.20.1
32%
v0.19.7
26%
v0.20.0
22%
v0.22.1
11%
v0.18.0
9%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["universal2"]

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Maintainers

Dependencies
21
direct dependencies
Dependents
238
crates depend on cargo-zigbuild

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