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glib-build-tools

v0.22.8 Growing

Rust bindings for the Gio library, build script utils crate

MIT Edition 2024 MSRV 1.92
#build-dependencies#glib#gnome#gtk-rs#gio

Quick Verdict

  • βœ“Actively maintained (updated 14d ago)
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • βœ“Trusted by 168 crates
  • βœ“Team maintained (4 owners)
  • βœ“Tiny footprint (3KB, 0 deps)

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Downloads
393.4K
Dependents
168
Releases
15
Size
3KB

Deep Insights

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Stable downloads

23.3K downloads in the last 30 days (776/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.

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Moderate adoption

168 crates depend on glib-build-tools. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 248 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, glib-build-tools hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Zero dependencies

glib-build-tools has no external dependencies β€” minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.

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Compact crate

At 3KB, glib-build-tools is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include dorst, pixelmosh, songrec, reset, rlr-gtk. When high-quality crates choose glib-build-tools, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 18/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 16/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 14/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 7/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 15/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads Β· last 90 days
688/day avg-27%
01K2K3K4/275/156/26/207/87/25

Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.20.0
34%
v0.21.0
26%
v0.18.0
23%
v0.19.0
9%
v0.22.0
8%

Release Timeline

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Maintainers

Dependencies
0
direct dependencies
Dependents
168
crates depend on glib-build-tools

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