libc
v0.2.183 GrowingRaw FFI bindings to platform libraries like libc.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 19d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (120.3K crates depend on it)
- ✓Team maintained (7 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (817KB, 1 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
73.6M downloads in the last 30 days (2.5M/day), up 23% from the previous period.
120.3K crates depend on libc — it's part of the Rust ecosystem's core infrastructure. Removing it from your dependency tree would be extremely difficult.
The primary maintainer publishes 59 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, libc hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 1 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
Notable dependents include hashbrown, getrandom, cc, parking_lot_core, socket2. When high-quality crates choose libc, it's a strong quality signal.
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default =["std"]
