elf
v0.8.0 GrowingA pure-rust library for parsing ELF files
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 995 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (97KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
504.1K downloads in the last 30 days (16.8K/day), up 29% from the previous period.
995 crates depend on elf. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 11+ years old, elf hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
elf has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
Notable dependents include solana_rbpf, solana-sbpf, cargo-deb, sp1-primitives, risc0-zkvm. When high-quality crates choose elf, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["alloc", "std", "to_str"]
