Rust Multi Platform Distribution

https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/cargo/index.html (opens in a new tab)

Example: monolith (opens in a new tab) crate

Using Cargo (cross-platform) cargo install monolith

Via Homebrew (macOS and GNU/Linux) brew install monolith

Via Chocolatey (Windows) choco install monolith

Via Scoop (Windows) scoop install main/monolith

Via Winget (Windows) winget install --id=Y2Z.Monolith -e

Via MacPorts (macOS) sudo port install monolith

Using Snapcraft (GNU/Linux) snap install monolith

Using Guix (GNU/Linux) guix install monolith

Using NixPkgs nix-env -iA nixpkgs.monolith

Using Flox flox install monolith

Using Pacman (Arch Linux) pacman -S monolith

Using aports (Alpine Linux) apk add monolith

Using XBPS Package Manager (Void Linux) xbps-install -S monolith

Using FreeBSD packages (FreeBSD) pkg install monolith

Using FreeBSD ports (FreeBSD) cd /usr/ports/www/monolith/ make install clean

Using pkgsrc (NetBSD, OpenBSD, Haiku, etc) cd /usr/pkgsrc/www/monolith make install clean

Using containers docker build -t y2z/monolith . sudo install -b dist/run-in-container.sh /usr/local/bin/monolith

From source Dependencies: libssl, cargo

Install cargo (GNU/Linux) git clone https://github.com/Y2Z/monolith.git (opens in a new tab) cd monolith make install

Using pre-built binaries (Windows, ARM-based devices, etc) Every release contains pre-built binaries for Windows, GNU/Linux, as well as platforms with non-standard CPU architecture.

You can distribute a package built with Cargo, Rust's package manager, to a wide variety of operating systems as long as they support Rust and its dependencies. Cargo itself is platform-independent, but the compiled binaries or libraries from Rust code can be specific to target platforms.

Here’s a general list of OSes where Rust (and by extension, Cargo-built packages) can be distributed:

• Linux: Most distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, CentOS, and Arch support Rust, and you can easily distribute binaries or libraries on these platforms.

• macOS: Rust has native support for macOS. You can distribute packages for macOS on different versions, including Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2) architectures.

• Windows: Cargo packages can be distributed for Windows systems. Rust supports both MSVC (Microsoft Visual Studio) and GNU toolchains on Windows, so you can distribute packages for either.

• FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD: Rust supports several BSD systems, allowing for package distribution on these platforms.

• Other Unix-like systems: Cargo and Rust support several Unix-like systems such as Solaris or illumos, although support may be less common.

• WASM (WebAssembly): You can compile Cargo packages to WebAssembly (WASM) and distribute them for use in web browsers or other WASM runtimes.

Rust’s cross-compilation feature allows you to build packages for other platforms from a single development environment, meaning you can compile packages for different target architectures, including ARM (for Raspberry Pi, mobile platforms, etc.).

If you want to distribute the package as a library, it depends on the language or platform consuming the Rust code, but the OS list remains largely the same.