Pulling libraries directly from GitHub, Managing dependencies with automatic install and version support, Building projects while insulating from platform idiosyncrasies
It is a default, integrated system that simplifies dependency and build management for Rust projects compared to other languages.
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Compared to Cargo, Meson isn't even in the same galaxy. In C++ you don't get lockfiles, you don't get automatic dependency install, you don't get local dependencies, there's no package registry, no version support.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Rust build system and package manager
Cargo and the package ecosystem work by default, instead of work via incredible effort like C++ or (nowadays) Python. Rust insulates you from stupid platform idiosyncrasies in a way that seriously help you get shit done.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Package management and build system
Cargo supports pulling libraries directly from Github easily... I definitely found cargo and go mod to be a lot simpler to get started with.
Hacker News • HackerNews • Use case: Rust package manager and build tool
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