system-deps
v7.0.8 StableDiscover and configure system dependencies from declarative dependencies in Cargo.toml
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 53d ago)
- ✓Stable API (7.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.1K crates depend on it)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
3.9M downloads in the last 30 days (130.7K/day), up 13% from the previous period.
2.1K crates depend on system-deps. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 37 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 29KB, system-deps is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include glib-sys, gobject-sys, gio-sys, cairo-sys-rs, pango-sys. When high-quality crates choose system-deps, it's a strong quality signal.
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Most downloaded crates that depend on system-deps
