A simple tool to build, cache, and run binaries scoped in Cargo.toml rather than installing globally. This acts similarly to npm run and gomodrun.
Disclaimer: This tool was built out of wanting a missing piece in the Rust development experience when initially learning the language, and is not likely to be optimal or feature complete just yet.
cargo install cargo-run-bin- Add your binary dependency to your
Cargo.tomllike any dependency
cargo add --dev cross- Run your desired command prefixed with
cargo bin. Note first runs will build your binary silently first before executing, all future runs will be instant.
cargo bin cross --help- Update your .gitignore to exclude the cached binaries.
echo ".bin/" >> .gitignoreMIT.