elf
v0.8.0 GrowingA pure-rust library for parsing ELF files
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (1.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (97KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
733.5K downloads in the last 30 days (24.4K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
1.1K crates depend on elf. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
elf has only 1 owner despite 1.1K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
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"]