version_check
v0.9.5 GrowingTiny crate to check the version of the installed/running rustc.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 1+ year
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (2.7K crates depend on it)
- ✓Tiny footprint (16KB, 0 deps)
- ✓Permissive license (MIT/Apache-2.0)
Security
Deep Insights
45.5M downloads in the last 30 days (1.5M/day), up 19% from the previous period.
2.7K crates depend on version_check. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
version_check has only 1 owner despite 2.7K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
Despite being 9+ years old, version_check hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
version_check has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 15KB, version_check is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include ahash, proc-macro-error, proc-macro-error-attr, cookie, multer. When high-quality crates choose version_check, it's a strong quality signal.
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