mach
v0.3.2 GrowingA Rust interface to the user-space API of the Mach 3.0 kernel that underlies OSX.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 6+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 920 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (20KB, 2 deps)
Security
Deep Insights
1.4M downloads in the last 30 days (48.0K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
920 crates depend on mach. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 101 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 11+ years old, mach 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 19KB, mach is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include slice-deque, read-process-memory, CoreFoundation-sys, IOKit-sys, remoteprocess. When high-quality crates choose mach, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on mach
