metadeps
v1.1.2 GrowingRun pkg-config from declarative dependencies in Cargo.toml
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 8+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 9+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 138 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
29.3K downloads in the last 30 days (977/day), up 27% from the previous period.
138 crates depend on metadeps. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 9 years with 6 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 3KB, metadeps is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include zmq-pw-sys, zbar-rs, urcu2-sys, urcu-sys, uhd-sys. When high-quality crates choose metadeps, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on metadeps
