libarchive
v0.1.1 GrowingA safe Rust API for authoring and extracting archives with libarchive
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 10+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Tiny footprint (11KB, 2 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
1.0K downloads in the last 30 days (33/day), up 185% from the previous period.
Despite being 10+ years old, libarchive hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 2 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
At 10KB, libarchive is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include alpm, alpm-ll, repose. When high-quality crates choose libarchive, it's a strong quality signal.
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