lzma-sys
v0.1.20 GrowingRaw bindings to liblzma which contains an implementation of LZMA and xz stream encoding/decoding. High level Rust bindings are available in the `xz2` crate.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 215 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (760KB, 3 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
3.6M downloads in the last 30 days (120.3K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
215 crates depend on lzma-sys. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 207 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, lzma-sys hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Only 3 direct dependencies. Lean dependency tree means faster builds and lower supply chain risk.
Notable dependents include xz2, lance, hts-sys, libtor-sys, bpx. When high-quality crates choose lzma-sys, it's a strong quality signal.
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